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To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was on the 'They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They' list, I was quite eager to check it out. What a strange and slightly horrific little movie. Indeed, I have to admit that I had actually no idea what it was about and, at first, it seemed to be a rather sweet and poetic look on vintage Paris at the end of the 40's. However, pretty quickly, they started to focus on what was happening behind the doors of a Parisian slaughterhouse and, well, if you ever wondered if you should become a vegetarian, watching this movie would probably seal the deal for you. Seriously, even if it was shot in black-an-white, you could figure out that there was some blood all over the floor where these men were working and, each time they cut the throat of one of these beasts, liters of more blood were coming out. And, yet, there is no denying that the mix of these poetic scenes of Paris combined with these realistic but really rough footage of animal slaughtering was really striking. Indeed, even though we never really think about it, while we go about our everyday life, there is a whole world of blood and violent deaths going on in the background, just to make sure that we have some juicy steaks in our plates. Still, there is nothing more natural than killing an animal to eat it later on, at least, as long as you are not vegetarian. Anyway, eventually, it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in more experimental movies.
7/10
