Alfonso's Recent Reviews
A King and His Movie
Unrated
This is a "must see" for any independent filmmaker or anyone who respects the struggles of filmmaking and all it takes and all that may happen in the making of a film.
In a way, this film structures construction through deconstruction.
Alfonso's Favorite Movies
Hitler - ein Film aus Deutschland (Hitler: A Film From Germany)
Unrated
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! One of the most misunderstood films by a controversial artist about a that guy known as Hitler. Set your mind controls for almost seven hours of no less than a fantasy! "One of Europe's boldest and most controversial film and theatre directors, Syberberg has devoted much of his career to exploring the roots of his native Germany's tragic destiny in the 20th century. His earlier films, Ludwig, Requiem for a Virgin King, and Karl May, developed the form of "montrous monologue", which culminated in a unique co-production by Europe's three leading broadcasters in 1977. Syberberg believes Hitler is the subject of our century, and one that needs to be explored at many levels, so that we can discover "the little bit of Hitler in all of us". Here we meet Hitler in many guises: as a ventriloquist dummy, Mr Punch (with Eva Braun as Judy), Napoleon, Chaplin's "Great Dictator", in a film which tries to combine the epic theatre of Brecht with the musical aesthetic of Wagner, and is also a film about the power of cinema itself." (www.subcin.com)
