Visions of Suffering
by Andrey Iskanov
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Actor: Alexandra Batrumova, Igor Anikin, Yukari FujimotoDirector: Andrey Iskanov
Brand: TLA Releasing
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-11-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Unearthed Films
Movie Reviews of Visions of Suffering
Movie Review: WHAT THE **** DID I JUST SEE????
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm writing this review on a whim to let my Amazon horror friends know about this. I've watched this movie twice now, and I have no idea what the he11 is going on? A few words that come to mind to help describe this movie:
Dark, Disturbing, Symbolic, Metaphoric, Sureal, Uncomfortable, Haunting, Abstract, Ambient, Schizophrenic, Disorienting, Scary.
This is a Russian film and the basic story is about a man who is experiencing nightmares whenever it rains. In his dreams, there are these black jellyfish type of creatures that are later refered to as vampires(loosely). Then, the 'creature' on the cover appears and proceeds to stalk our protagonist(I still don't know his name). After consuming a substance at a club, the nightmares bleed over into the real world, from that point on it is almost impossible for the protagonist(and the viewer) to tell what's real and what's a hallucination.
The story is almost as if David Lynch directed a combination of 'Jacob's Ladder' and 'They'(nightmares becoming real). The basic story is easy to pick up on, but outside of that the movie is chalked full symbolism and metaphor.
The cinematography is WILD! think of the video tape in 'The Ring'(Ringu) streched out to 2 hours with a touch of the boat ride in 'Willy Wonka'. There's alot of experimental arthouse shots going on, think of what Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' would look like if it was a horror movie(and I use that term loosely). During a good bulk of the movie, and during 'real time' the edges of the screen are heavily shaded in. At first, I thought this was a major problem with the transfer. However, upon the second viewing, I realized this was done on purpose to create a closed in feeling to confuse the viewer.
There is very little dialoge and the sub-titles are easy to read(it seems that English sub-titles were NOT included with the original release).
The soundtrack is just as wild. The score and sound effects are used to assualt the viewer just the same as the visuals. It moves from a haunting gothic score, to New Age, to ambient sound effects, to techno all for the purpose of keeping you on edge.
The Editing is wild also, The film seems to move from VERY disturbing imagery with quick jump cuts, to dark metaphoric arthouse scenes, then back to more sickness. There's alot of jump-cuts for the purpose of creating and uncomfortable feeling, The movie never lets you settle in. If there is one relatively negative thing that can be said, it's that the club scene goes on much to long.
Some will not like this. This is not the usual horror movie with traditional 'mechanics', and will appeal more to the arthouse and surealism crowd. Fans of 'Begotten', 'El Topo', 'Holy Mountain', 'Eraserhead', David Lynch movies, and dark disturbing arthouse/surealism get ready for a 120 min. epileptic sezuire.
****WARNING*****
If you watch this movie under the influence, permanent damage may result!!!
Summary of Visions of Suffering
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