jdoin

This film is about passion. A flicker on the eyes of an angel, our brief lives are as unique and intense as they are ephemeral, and time itself is the fire that burn our passions and desires. Complex and multicultural, the film is disturbingly deep as it is light, a contrast of innocence and evil, showing how the Faust compromise can be present and right/wrong can become difficult to define. Also, the participation of Lou Reed and Peter Falk as themselves bring Faust to reality, as a mirror to ourselves. The deeply german Wenders pay a compliment to Gorbatchev for the fall of the Wall, maybe telling us the duality of time, that can be good and evil like the faces of a coin. Wonderful piece of art.

This movie captures all the real-life details of a very intense and dramatic story: the clash between two high priests of the pre-modern Church on the destruction of the last medieval State Cities in France, Saint Croix de Loudun. In this real plot, unearthed by the brilliant research of Aldous Huxley, the twisted manipulation of a whole city takes proportions never again reached in history, including the single documented case of demoniac possession of an entire nun convent. Brilliantly put together, it reveals the cruel elements of the late Middle Ages in Europe, including the overwhelming power of the Inquisition, and its use by the Church on the building of the modern States. A fine piece of art, this film is also an excellent action movie, with thrill, sex, the heroic battle of good X evil, and supreme sacrifice. And, It's All True.