In a small town a woman begins an affair with a stranger who
comes to her town while her husband is away at war…
Glacially paced film is going to be a delight for anyone who
likes extremely slow films where not a great deal happens and the camera just
observes things, as in various things, not all of the having to do with the
characters. This maybe the slowest film I’ve ever seen.
About ten minutes into the film there is a title card about
the legend of serpent who trapped a woman who promised to give up her daughter
to the snake if he let her go. She then ran away never to return. This has
caused women to be banned from ever entering the river. I’m not quite sure how that
fits into things but it’s there.
I’m not what to say about the film. It is a beautiful film
full of silences and not a great deal of motion. Dialog is at a minimum. There is a sense that the film was going to
reveal itself to be about something special, but it never had that ah ha
moment.
For fans of slow cinema only
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