CINEMA CYCLE
(Cardio Workout And Reviewing Movies At The Same Time)
DATE REVIEWED: 03/11/2016
TITLE: Museum Hours
FORMAT: Streaming (Google Play)
TIME RIDDEN / FILM LENGTH: 1 hour 47 minutes
DISTANCE RIDDEN WHILE VIEWING: 22.5 miles
TOTAL CINEMA MILES LOGGED: 4372 miles
SYNOPSIS: A Canadian woman adrift in Vienna befriends a museum guard as they explore, art, the city and themselves.
CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE VIEWER: Life and where we all end up eventually. Our lives are all the same with only minor variations.
PROS AND CONS: I had sort of a love hate relationship with this film. I loved the tone and style of it. Voyeuristic in the European way and very introspective. The downside is that it was slow and very subtle. What ended up holding your interest more was the subtle imagery and not the dialog.
That said, this is a thinking person's film. It shows in great details the interconnectedness of life Random scenes that have no relevance at one point in the film, become totally meaningful 45 minutes later.
More of an extended dream sequence than a plotted narrative. There is nothing extraordinaire that happens on the film. Only the two lives that meet at random, experience their world in a slightly new fashion and then move on. Everyday existence filmed in exquisite detail.
This film is a part of my LaserDisc Collection.
Clicking on the title will take you to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry for this film.
This film was viewed while exercising on my recumbent cycle. A summary of my time spent working out on my journey through movie-land can be found on Strava.com.
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