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W sypialni (2012)
FRUSTRATING
A film in the style of Joanna Hogg, it has a promising start but the severe editing leaves the viewer with too much work to do in connecting the dots.
Unlike Archipelago and Exhibition this movie does not draw you in nor in my opinion does it have a resolution of any sort.
Beasts: Buddyboy (1976)
Buddyboy possible explanation with spoilers
There is a good story here worthy of a modern remake with better production values. The dolphinarium would disgrace the Elephant Man huckster, it would be too small for 4 or 5 otters! At the time there was an active campaign against performing animals but the "sex industry" was rapidly expanding.
Lucy the squatter is an untamed free spirit, unlike the usherette, that is why Dave desires her. Hubbard is haunted by the exploitation of Buddyboy and whatever he did to discipline him. He gave over his flat to Dave through guilt and shame
Lucy is seduced by Dave but realizes that he wants to exploit her and I assume like Buddyboy feels that it is better to "die on her feet, rather than live on her knees".
There is symmetry in that she dies in the water whilst he died on land. It is more of a case of "affinity with" rather than Buddyboy haunting her and Dave.
Both Dave and Hubbard were out to make a fast buck in the most squalid of circumstances.