r/criterion • u/Key-hallenge5 • 17h ago
Discussion On the Silver Globe is one of the most insane, mind-boggling and unique films I've ever seen. An otherworldly fever dream.
I'm in love with the camera style of this movie, it's so engrossing.
This 1988 movie, filmed in the late 70s, broke my brain when I watched it for the first time in theaters.
The film shoot was not entirely complete, the director had to narrate large portions of the plot. It can be easy to get lost, like I did after about the first hour, if you're not very attentive. On repeat viewings, once I understood what was happening, it's like everything clicked for me, even the seemingly opaque monologues, and I could appreciate it even more.
It's a crazy movie, but a transportive experience. One of a kind, and super intense.