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Cremaster cycle

We went to see the Cremaster Cycle (episodes 4 and 5) in Sydney this weekend. How can something be so interesting but so tedious?

Thinking later: it's not a movie. There's no narrative. It is, as Stephane said, art made with film, not a film.

If it was playing on a screen in a gallery it might be understood as art not film, and one might look at it and look away and find the repetition less tedious.

If you get irritated with double-quotes around art, film and meaning, this may not be for you. If you can put handle that, you might enjoy Cremaster. The more I think about it, the more I like it in retrospect.

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