Paris, Texas Wim Wenders 1984 France/West Germany (2nd time; DVD) After being missing for four years, a long lost brother returns to his former life in search of his wife and son. A film-lover's film, in that it must be seen to be appreciated; the use of colour is extraordinary, and in many ways it may well be Robby Müller's picture. But there are other elements at work here, so elusively woven together by Wenders that the finished product is a decidedly odd affair, and if Cinema is a catalyst for emotions deep within us rarely touched upon, this is essential viewing.
The Brown Bunny Vincent Gallo 2003 US/Japan/France (3rd time; DVD) A motorcycle racer travels across America to meet with his girlfriend; along the way, he tries to fill in her absence. An oddly beautiful, moving exploration of the self-desctructive result of sexuality and guilt, which, stripped to its bare bones, is a road movie with an interesting closure; captivating for those who can take the director's heavy self-indulgence.
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