A short film which documents the lives of the Sinhalese people..
Robert Knox
United Kingdom
Is The Song of Ceylon worth your time today? If you like documentaries that feel like a fever dream, yes. If you need a movie to actually explain things to you with a nice, clear voiceover, you are going to hate this. It’s not really a movie about people. It’s a movie about the texture of a place. The sound design is...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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Hal Roach
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"Is The Song of Ceylon worth your time today? If you like documentaries that feel like a fever dream, yes. If you need a movie to actually explain things to you with a nice, clear voiceover, you are going to hate this. It’s not really a movie about people. It’s a movie about the texture of a place. The sound design is the first thing that hits you. It’s loud. Sometimes it’s just overwhelming, mixing chanting with the clanking of modern machinery. It’s not subtle. It’s like the film is trying to..."
1920 · IMDb 5.2
Frank Moser
