In all its shards perfection lies.

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2006)

Your instinct is right the first time. How can you stare too deeply into the prism? To do so you get all squinty-eyed and you lose focus. Don't expect perfection; just lie back and let it roll over you. Pull back; this is simply perfect. Long steady shots, actors who never saw cameras before; the Buddha sits in the center of the living room and says nothing. He knows. Listen to him. You know. Listen to your head. It's so clear, the total absolute rightness of every composition in which the actors transcend themselves. Don't expect this; it happens better then. Watch this a fourth time with Peter Bogdanovitch talking nonstop; it's schlagsagne. Buddha babba.