on my desert island list

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2002)

I can well imagine that a lot of people might be (I shudder to type it) bored by this film. In my memory, it is all faces. And what faces! I don't know where one could find acting even close to this order of excellence today. It will give you an endless distaste -- if you don't already have one -- for the likes of Freddie Prinze Jr. Falconetti is simply beyond belief, and it is also fascinating to see one of Antonin Artaud's too-rare screen appearances. Absolutely an essential film for all time.