200 films in 50 words, #4
Enys Men, dir. Mark Jenkin (2023), Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, 8/1/23.
Third time watching (previously: on a laptop, Covid-dizzy; on TV, rewinding, cheating, turning up the volume for clues). After interviewing Jenkin, the film’s intimacy clutches me. Smothers.
His skies ache today. The birds whirling, diving, ever-present, defying the slashes through time. The volunteer is the stone, remembering abuse. Maybe?
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