Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

nini_ten This movie is definitely influenced by a European sensibility. The film has an ongoing sense of dread throughout the film that is not without a point. The style of the film is consistent and simple but it seems not as resourceful as a film like "The Piano Teacher", which would probably be a more ideal way to shoot this American independent film. Nevertheless, the insistence of spareness is enough for it's integrity. It's very depressing how the relationship between Katrin Cartlidge and Vincent D'Onofrio is defined at the end, but it is very bleakly realistic---the relationship was after all very hopeful and promising for a large part. Their relationship even applies to others in many different circumstances. The story is dreadful but never really drains, perhaps it didn't have to insist on being so vague but the film is not without it's necessary details, I guess I just wonder in a lot of parts if it's really saying the things it wants to say. But I liked how the whole piece came together.

pyamada After seeing this film I was immediately struck by its similarities to Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. Certainly, they are very different films, but there is a significant overlap, not just in subject matter and character--Jeanne and Claire--but also in approach. So much of Claire's life passes in silence or repetition that the parallels to Jeanne are fairly strong. Also, viewing Claire in the context of Jeanne at least suggests that having a child will not at all be the answer and solution that Claire is looking for, as motherhood did not make Jeanne Dielman's life wonderful. This film never looks as stark or as imagistic or as metaphorically thought through as Akerman's film, but as it moves along, and despite prosaic and occasionally clumsy scenes, it does attain a visual presence, and aspires to some imagistic displays. When her pimp asserts ruthlessly deterministic views of Claire, they cast a huge shadow on the events left unresolved, and few viewers can come away from this film with anything approaching an upbeat reading; but as a reminder that humans are fragile, frustrating, frustrated and often just aimlessly pathetic, this can stand alone, a stones throw away from a brilliant experiment like Akerman's Jeanne Dielman.

Thereza-3 This movie is unlike any other american movie I've seen in quite a long time now. It is good to know that there is still hope for the american cinema industry, that not everyone is interested in making horrible films only because they might be successful, because, honestly, I am tired of watching movies with weak scripts, horrible acting and incompetent direction. This movie proves that not everything is lost, specially because it was made by a young director, which means he can and, hopefully, will still surprise us with lots of wonderful films. "Claire Dolan" along with "Judy Berlin" are two of the best american movies of the new generation I've seen.

Walton Club I've seen Claire Dolan in Paris in the theatre. It is a very brutal film, but also very powerful. I think that the director is talented, although the ending left me wanting a bit more. It's a very honest film about prostitution, and sometimes chillingly real. I was disturbed by the violence. It is very well done, with great, believable actors.