The film is characterised by atypical landscape shots, with views of nature being distorted without technical effects. Close-ups, details and overhead shots without a horizon create an impression of flatness.
Germany
Is it worth your time? If you have a weird itch for experimental film photography, sure. It’s short, it’s strange, and it doesn't try to be anything else. But if you’re a casual viewer who just wants to see someone catch a trout, skip it. You’ll probably hate the lack of a horizon line. It makes your head spin a little...
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Ella Bergmann-Michel
Hal Roach
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a weird itch for experimental film photography, sure. It’s short, it’s strange, and it doesn't try to be anything else. But if you’re a casual viewer who just wants to see someone catch a trout, skip it. You’ll probably hate the lack of a horizon line. It makes your head spin a little. I sat there wondering if I was looking at a river or a collage of colored paper. The shots are so flat that the water stops looking like water. It just becomes this shimmering, ..."
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