don’t think there’s anything i can add to the conversation around the film specifically that hasn’t already been said but it’s truly just so visceral in the disgusting evil that lay under the banality of pastoral domesticity and bureaucracy and the so called idea of “life goes on” and with that, considering the text of the film, i direct you all to not contribute to a culture of complicity, letting ours lives go on as normal, if you sat in…
already knew going in this was the kind of documentary i would love with a niche subject and a bunch of old people yapping but oh my god this was so delightful and moving, absolutely adored this in every way !
also a wonderful q&a with the director, producer and one of the documentary’s subjects !
shelley duvall's performance in this film is one of the most intense and realistic portrayals of fear and terror i've ever seen and her skilled acting brought me to tears.
the fact that shelley duvall is constantly overlooked when ever i see anyone talk about this film is a fucking crime, especially considering the mental and emotional abuse kubrick caused her so she could maintain a realistic performance and critics didn't even mention her once upon this film's release, it's…
