Artivels Undescribable Perfection

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

tedg Young filmmakers send me films or point me to them, and it is always a matter of trepidation. Young talent needs to be both encouraged and challenged, but the internet is a poor medium for making the prerequisite human connections. The only way to communicate therefore is through the art itself.It is easy enough to say that the filmmaker shows talent. Also that it is clear that he masters less than he believes. It is equally apparent that there is too much here, too much packed in. This is movie video territory, not an exploration of long form. The most rewarding filmmakers don't need to dazzle. They can use their cinematic competence as the foundations and let things unfold at a pace that is subtly negotiated with the viewer.That said, this is a very good movie video - type short: several layers of existence each imagining, dreaming or recalling the others. The attractions of sex, the disgust at gluttony. If this had more shape, one could see it as a Joycean element done through the Keislowski mirror. Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

Scarecrow-88 There are some short films(and feature length in the case of David Lynch, who will be obviously compared to with this particular film)which defy elaboration and are difficult to articulate in word. DYM is such an example. A melancholy young man, seemingly having a hard time dealing with, I think, the loss of his girlfriend, who drives a taxi and enters a mysterious night club, following his portly, strange customer who has poontang on his mind. What lies ahead is something right out of EYES WIDE SHUT or THE NINTH GATE, where an odd collection of club patrons participate in surreal, kinky, and decadent goings-on. A tape recorder, lesbian kissing, compelling characters who seem sexually liberated, among other things find their way into director Grzegorz Cisiecki's bizarre odyssey of a young cabbie possibly driven mad. Some films, like DYM, are not as easy to explain as they are to simply experience. Along with beautiful women, Dawid Rymar's cinematography is the major star here, it's a visual feast, pull up at the table and dine.

Amy Adler A young man sits in an apartment, listening to a cassette and, it appears, remembering recent events. This includes a beautiful young woman who arrived at his apartment in a puff of smoke. As depicted, she was driven there in a car by a plump, sinister looking gentleman. In order to find his lady again, the young man travels to a smoky nightclub, where there are other lovely ladies on display. Some are crying jewels, others are taking photographs, with a camera dipped in blood. The couple meets again, and spends a brief time in the grass, with arms linked. But, at the end, the young man sits alone once more. What has occurred? Was it a dream or was it real? Are our lives as fleeting as wisps of smoke? I can't pretend that I understand this visually stunning short in its entirety but it was quite an interesting watch. Although it is a mere eight minutes long, its understated quality makes it a prime candidate for discussion. Just what has one viewed and what is its meaning? Most likely everyone will have a different answer! The cast is most handsome and the direction is well conceived and edited. Want to have a different kind of friendly get-together? Show this film on You Tube to your guests and then wait for the words to flow!

teardrop-diamond At the request of Grzegorz Cisiecki, the director of this piece, I watched Smoke and I found myself in for a pleasant surprise. Billed as a story of 'a person who becomes the captive of a surrealistic madness,' what Smoke lacks in narrative structure, it makes up for with haunting imagery and superb use of sound that serves to effectively chart the progress of its subject, protagonist or what have you as he falls into the eerie, dreamlike sleep that reaches its loud peak with a sudden cut to the credits by the end of its short, seven minute run.Lacking in any sort of dialog, the film employs the use of professional actors who have the right idea as to how to convey themselves in a way that makes sense in a film that lacks logic. A surrealistic piece of art, Smoke contains threads reminiscent of the style of such acclaimed talents as Lynch and Fellini (a definite nod to its great atmosphere) while retaining a sense of confidence necessary to tackle something with this level of ambition.It is clear that Cisiecki is a non-professional. His work here though, is promising, and an interesting experiment even if the technical aspects outshine any sort of plot. The use of imagery and music is fine, but it is the editing and cinematography that is the film's true mark—this is where Cisiecki is spot-on. The strength of the director's vision is apparent in the great quality of the production. While it can be said that many filmmakers who specialise in imagery and sound are typically lacking in the storytelling area, I think that it is safe to say that Cisiecki can create something more than interesting with a good writer at his side, and that is something I definitely look forward to.