Like me at a dinner party, I can seem interesting for a long time but then I blow it in the end.
Freaks Out is an ambitious Italian film set in World War II Italy in which a group of circus freaks sets out to save their Jewish manager from a 6-fingered German officer with the gift of clairvoyance.
I love a lot of things about this movie. The directing is sharp, the sets are breathtaking, the cinematography is superb, plus there's the stunning piano version of Creep played by the man who takes drug trips to the future, not to mention the Wizard of Oz vibe with a trio of lost men being led by a young girl in braids and the army of misfit boys that consists solely of broken men with more heart than anything else... The acting is on point: especially young Aurora Giovinazzo who is electrifying in the lead role and German demi-God Franz Robowski (Great Freedom, Undine, Victoria) who throws himself into the part of the bad guy without reserve.
The first two acts are tight like a Lamborghini on the edge of a mountain curve, but in the 3rd act the film hits all of the various plot lines and spins of control, going over the edge in a blur and exploding in a chaotic mess. But at least it explodes, and doesn't burn out quickly like a birthday candle.
The film is a solid 7/10 that I'm giving an 8 because of how hard it goes, what it strives to reach and how it haunts me like a luxurious ghost days after having seen it.
Un véritable navet. This is really bad. But really.
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Freaks Vs. The Reich
This is an excellent movie, definitely worth watching as it is very unique.
Some aspects I liked particulary:
- the set design and art style
- the bilingualism
- Germans playing Germans
- the appearance of people with downsyndrome as victims of the Nazis
It is a shame that this movie will hardly be seen in theaters internationaly.
Shout by Miguel A. ReinaBlockedParent2022-01-30T09:18:17Z
[IFFR'22] Gabriele Mainetti brims with imagination in this mixture of a superhero movie and a parodic representation of the Nazis close to Tarantino. Although there is an obvious attempt to give depth to the characters with their complexities and contradictions, the film works best in the realm of pure entertainment, with imaginative staging and dazzling action scenes that make it a surprising popcorn movie.