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Category: Week 12 (11/12 + 11/14) • Experimental + Art Film

Holy Motors (I’m wholly shocked)

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Ria Panneer
The Beauty of the Art: An In-Depth Look at Holy Motors Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012) felt more to me like a moving art piece than any other film I’ve seen. I can confidently say that I had no idea ... Read More

Leo Carax explains nothing: the significance of being confused in Holy Motors

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Anna Howard
Q&A: Leos Carax Explains ‘Holy Motors’ and Why He Wants to Make a Superhero Movie After watching Holy Motors I like many others have an abundance of questions. What did I just watch? What does... Read More

Exploring Holy Motors: A Uniquely Confusing Take on Identity and Cinema

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Lester Martin
Holy Motors, directed by Leos Carax, is a movie that challenges viewers with its unusual storytelling. In the film, we follow Monsieur Oscar as he moves through different sorts of “appointments... Read More

How Holy Motors Reflects Carax’s View on Living in the Internet Era

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Zachary Shao
Article: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/qa-leos-carax-explains-holy-motors-and-why-he-wants-to-make-a-superhero-movie-44180/ From my interpretation of Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012), the p... Read More

Holy Motors: What did I just watch?

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Victoria Keane
I not gonna lie, I really enjoyed Holy Motors. The movie was so odd with so many twists and strange sequences, it felt almost like a peek into the subconscious of an actor on acid. As we have learned,... Read More

“I think I caught a cold killing the banker”; Method Acting to a Fault in “Holy Motors”

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Colin Ference
Well, that was a trip. Holy Motors follows the multiple lives of Monsieur Oscar (Denis Lavant). A businessman, a beggar woman, a motion-capture performer, a deranged, cannibalistic, exhibitionist lepr... Read More

Opposition to Reality of the Holy Motors

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Leo Chen
The YouTube video is about Leos Carax introducing and partially “explaining” his film Holy Motors after it has just come out in 2012. While the meaning and the whole film is still very con... Read More

Holy Motors or Holy Confusion?

Posted on November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 by Patrick
As a viewer of today’s film screening, I would just like to say that my initial thoughts after the film ended was “what the hell did Professor Zinman just have us watch.” This film w... Read More

Thoughts on Art Cinema

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Allee Bourgeois
Bordwell’s paper makes me think about something one of my English teachers said after someone was complaining about a spoiler- “it’s about the journey, not the destination.” Most people ha... Read More

Experimental Film Form and Holy Motors

Posted on November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 by Rowan Miller
Art cinema is something I have an unsure opinion on. While it often is cinematically beautiful and very creative. I sometimes will find myself bored or not really getting the point. However, there are... Read More
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