God disembowels himself with a straight razor. The spirit-like Mother Earth emerges, venturing into a bleak, barren landscape. Twitching and cowering, the Son of Earth is set upon by faceless druids, who torture and dismember mother and child. From their remains, nature grows.
"Directed by E. Elias Merhige
The debut feature film of "Shadow of the Vampire" director Edmund Elias Merhige, and his most profound if not disturbing statement the man has ever produced. This is definitely not a film for everyone and VIEWER DISCRETION is strongly advised for those with weak stomachs. Although I myself have one and didn't have a problem with a film so black & white and grainy it is often hard to differ gore from nature. But I'm confident that had I seen this at a much earlier ag"
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There comes a time in every girl's life when she must ask herself that trying, puzzling question- what the bloody HELL did I just watch?!? And it is quite difficult to ascertain just what in the actual fuck I've seen when the whole damn movie looks like a Rorschach ink blotter test.
Begotten is filmed in the grainiest, most blurry black and white print I've probably ever seen. You thought Eraserhead and Tetsuo were hard to sit through? Well they're a walk in the park, a twirl on a merry-g"
kafkasvater added this to a list 4 months, 3 weeks ago
"Oct. 11th
Thought I'd let this one rattle around in my subconscious for a bit before tackling it. But for one reason or another it doesn't seem to have made as much noise in there as I might've guessed. For me then, Begotten is mostly about the film-watching experience itself. And in some ways, (and I don't mean to suggest only good ways) this is a film-viewing experience quite unlike any other.
Begotten is a very dark and highly experimental film without dialogue. The soundtrack is made u"
Candied Elise added this to a list 8 months, 2 weeks ago
"Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire was interesting but now relatively forgotten horror venture into the world of silent films. However, a decade earlier Merhige made this batshit crazy quality (I'm hoping) piece where horror meets avant garde. I'm definitely going to see this one, you just try and stop me."
"*Re-watch*
I love this movie.
The style is unique, the atmosphere is desolate and absolutely terrifying, the symbolism is powerful and the lack of music makes it truly creepy.
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