162. The Grand Bizarre; movie review
Cert TBA
60 mins
BBFC advice: TBA
On director Jodie Mack's website, she sums up her film, The Grand Bizarre.
It states that it is: "A postcard from an imploded society. Bringing mundane objects to life to interpret place through materials, The Grand Bizarre transcribes an experience of pattern, labor, and alien[-)nation[s].
"A pattern parade in pop music pairs figure and landscape to trip through the topologies of codification.
"Following components, systems, and samples in a collage of textiles, tourism, language, and music, the film investigates recurring motifs and how their metamorphoses function within a global economy."
Anyone any idea what that means because I don't.
The Grand Bizarre has no commentary. Indeed, not a single word is spoken throughout its hour-long duration.
However, it may have more actual shots that any movie filmed this year - because of none of them last more than a fraction of a second.
To the accompaniment of what could be called experimental music but at worse would be described as irritating screeching, there is a cross between a stroboscope and kaleidoscope playing colourful textiles from around the world.
I'm neither a fan of abstract art or do I bathe in colour. Indeed our dining room has just been decorated with tones of grey, white and oak.
Consequently, The Grand Bizarre was never going to tick my box. But I was trying to understand who it would attract and why.
Its music is ghastly and its images are haphazard and so fleeting they cannot possibly be enjoyed.
So, what is it beyond a self-indulgent mess?
Reasons to watch: If you into abstract art
Reasons to avoid: It is more of an exhibition than a movie
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 1.5/10
Did you know? Jodie Mack has presented solo programs at the 25FPS Festival, Anthology Film Archives, BFI London Film Festival, Harvard Film Archive, National Gallery of Art, REDCAT, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale, and Wexner Center for the Arts among others.
The final word. Jodie Mack: "I did not originally conceive of the film as a feature or as anything really. It started by taking snippets here and there, building minor collections and assessing under the camera over time." Film Comment
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