First silent film I've seen. Started off really really good, then took a complete 180 and went into a long boring section then ended pretty well. When it was good it was very good. It sounds weird to say about a film from 1927, but the special effects were really good and really well used. Also cool that when it comes to the whole "show don't tell" thing, this film didn't really have a choice and definitely did the show bit well.
"What is the point of that? Nothing, that was the point."
A critique of art-world pomposity and self-importance. But also an exploration of empathy.
Gloriously skewering art world pretension, liberal guilt and the patronising middle class.
Horrific or darkly comic depending on your point of view.
Satire of the top tier.
A film by an artist who recognizes art can't save the world. But it can at least help us laugh at it.
