The main thing that attracted me to this movie was the strange imagery i had seen associated with it, the neon green Holy Motors sign and only that was effective I thought, week effective enough for me to go and see it not knowing much of what it was about. Going in with little knowledge of plot was indeed a good idea because with no previous expectations I was very surprised and extremely entertained. Parts of the film are almost like an attack to your senses, so much strange imagery and weird happenings are realign just mind boggling, but you realize early on that you just have to go with it. Generally i'm not a fan of French films, sometimes I find them so French and hipster, but this film is so different It almost seems like it should originate from some other strange European country.
The film kind of combines every type of genre, it's funny, it's dramatic, it's scary, it's artistic, it's everything an art-house lover would just revel in. Denis Lavant, wow what an actor, probably quite famous in France but this is the first time I've ever seen him, and he is truly exceptional, he is so convincing in every type of character he is playing, be it contortionist, family man or street beggar, and with each of these bizarre characters you see him give his entire body and mind to that character. Edith Scob is equally strange, I think her story is a whole other movie entirely, and the gal that plays the daughter in the family man portion is also really good.
The movie to me just seems like an experiment in experimentation, it's like a David Lynch film on overdrive (I bet you anything Mr Lynch wishes he'd made this film), or something like Synechdoce New York only made by a European, it's a puzzle wrapped in a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and what a joy it is to watch.
Go see it, I strongly urge you too. It simply must be seen on a big screen.
Ps, it has talking cars in it, and that alone is worth the ticket price. :)
The film kind of combines every type of genre, it's funny, it's dramatic, it's scary, it's artistic, it's everything an art-house lover would just revel in. Denis Lavant, wow what an actor, probably quite famous in France but this is the first time I've ever seen him, and he is truly exceptional, he is so convincing in every type of character he is playing, be it contortionist, family man or street beggar, and with each of these bizarre characters you see him give his entire body and mind to that character. Edith Scob is equally strange, I think her story is a whole other movie entirely, and the gal that plays the daughter in the family man portion is also really good.
The movie to me just seems like an experiment in experimentation, it's like a David Lynch film on overdrive (I bet you anything Mr Lynch wishes he'd made this film), or something like Synechdoce New York only made by a European, it's a puzzle wrapped in a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and what a joy it is to watch.
Go see it, I strongly urge you too. It simply must be seen on a big screen.
Ps, it has talking cars in it, and that alone is worth the ticket price. :)