Thursday, May 19, 2011
Jessica Hausner - Hotel (2004)
Plot / Synopsis
When Irene takes a position at a hotel deep in the woods of the Austrian Alps, she soon discovers the girl she replaced vanished without a trace. Is there a murderer on site, or are there even darker forces at work?
Review
... The cinematography is precise and beautiful; carefully crafted (and often static) shots fill this flick, much like a Tarkovsky film. Colors are both vibrant and menacing--especially the void-like blacks (of the night forest) between the gray bark of the bare trees. Also the sterile greens and grays of the hotel interior. And don't forget the blood reds (of the front-desk-clerk's uniform) as she disappears into those horribly beckoning trees. ... The movie depends much more on atmosphere (and brilliantly so) than jump scares or plot turns. So if you are looking for big action, you will not find it in "Hotel." ... this film does not tell the viewer what to think. In fact, most of time, it doesn't even show the viewer what happens. Imagine that! Indeed, this is where the IMAGINation of the viewer (if the viewer has ever practiced using his or her imagination) fills in the dreadfully empty gaps. ...
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1034475011/Hotel (2004).mkv
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1034440541/Hotel (2004).srt
http://www.wupload.com/file/1274583/Hotel (2004).mkv
http://www.wupload.com/file/1274353/Hotel (2004).srt
1.02GB
Language: German
Subtitles: English (vobsubs MKV embed & .srt external)
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