Olly Blackburn

Most people remember the notorious #irreversible by #gasparnoe for it’s harrowing scenes with #vincentcassell wielding a fire extinguisher in a gay club and #monicabellucci’s graphic assault in the metro tunnel but I remember it equally for this…
The beautiful end strangely tinged with love and hope in a film so grim, dark and relentless…
Stunningly made too, using what were then state of the art tools and techniques that have since gone mainstream
In the world of dark cinema there’s a big difference between straight up nihilism and a kind of bleak existentialism. As disturbing as this film is… I never thought it was nihilistic. Never saw these vividly portrayed characters condemned to their fates.
What do you think?
Do you agree, or beg to differ?
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Please!
#tensecondepiphanies