Randomly picking up DVDs from the ones I borrowed and the ones given to me, I accidentally stumbled upon three films which depicts different faces of court trials but all has the same verdicts and fate.
First was Carl Th. Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" which was mostly consist of the trial itself of France's heroine. Here we see the court on the time of catholic interventions on the government. What fascinated me all through out was the constant focus on that extreme close up shot of Joan, suffering. Though, going through it, all I see was her suffering was caused by all the craziness around her, including her own. It was nicely photographed, first time I see a camera movement on a silent film.
Krzysztof Kieślowski's "A Short film About Killing" is more than it's title. Though it really felt like watching a short film, it talks more than killing. It gave focus on the three sides of the story, into the human in the killer, the dead and the neophyte defense lawyer.
First was Carl Th. Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" which was mostly consist of the trial itself of France's heroine. Here we see the court on the time of catholic interventions on the government. What fascinated me all through out was the constant focus on that extreme close up shot of Joan, suffering. Though, going through it, all I see was her suffering was caused by all the craziness around her, including her own. It was nicely photographed, first time I see a camera movement on a silent film.
Krzysztof Kieślowski's "A Short film About Killing" is more than it's title. Though it really felt like watching a short film, it talks more than killing. It gave focus on the three sides of the story, into the human in the killer, the dead and the neophyte defense lawyer.
The truth changes a good man on Robert Bresson's "L'Argent" as a delivery man falsely accused of spreading counterfeit bills turns his back to society and seeks to destroy himself. This slow development seemed as if it wasn't shot spontaneously as Bresson would claim it. Still depicted what truth he wanted and still gave me some surprise.
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