REVIEWS
Dinner with Dante
“Dinner with Dante” by Katherine Schimmel is a screenplay for a very unorthodox yet retro-style film that tells the story of a woman who tries to cope with pain of losing a love of her life through dialogs with a sculpture of Dante. Unlike many other short film stories, “Dinner with Dante” brings incredible amount of emotion and texture in such short terms.
Although there is not a lot of action in the screenplay, it definitely creates a unique atmosphere of European experimental filmmaking. Through long pauses, a plethora of cigarette smoke and so on, it creates a visual approach that will be a reflection of mid 60s. There are also a lot of important technical notes in the screenplay, which adds more layers to the aesthetic of it.
The story itself is simple yet deep and extremely relatable. By repeating same scene at a different time and age, Katherine shows immense desire of a main character to relieve herself from pain. Dialogs with a sculpture is also a very vivid yet profound imagery of trying to find answers where they will never be found. Outstanding.
Overall, this is a great example of how a simple, yet impactful imagery can be achieved within a short period of time on the screen. Although it is more of an experimental film art piece, there is more life in it comparing to many other feature films. Best of luck to Katherine to execute such great, rare and full of emotions idea.
Although there is not a lot of action in the screenplay, it definitely creates a unique atmosphere of European experimental filmmaking. Through long pauses, a plethora of cigarette smoke and so on, it creates a visual approach that will be a reflection of mid 60s. There are also a lot of important technical notes in the screenplay, which adds more layers to the aesthetic of it.
The story itself is simple yet deep and extremely relatable. By repeating same scene at a different time and age, Katherine shows immense desire of a main character to relieve herself from pain. Dialogs with a sculpture is also a very vivid yet profound imagery of trying to find answers where they will never be found. Outstanding.
Overall, this is a great example of how a simple, yet impactful imagery can be achieved within a short period of time on the screen. Although it is more of an experimental film art piece, there is more life in it comparing to many other feature films. Best of luck to Katherine to execute such great, rare and full of emotions idea.
04.12.2023
“Walking in the Wrong Direction” by Lisa Singletary tells a short yet cohesive story about revealing feelings and how pivotal it could be. Although it is fully based entirely with a single dialog, there are few key points that add layers to it.
First of all, there is a lot of imagery in the film. It is great how the director used surroundings to benefit the story: the kitchen, candy, children’s masks, Halloween - each one of these represent a certain metaphor to the conversation main characters have. It is an incredible skill for a film artist to use environment, even such a simple one as kitchen in a regular house, to add more layers to the story.
Although, there is one crucial image missing from the story: one of the characters talks about swings and watching a distant star, and this image has no exposition. It would be extremely beneficial for the film since audience watch primary a single location throughout the film.
Another important point to not is acting. Both actresses execute their characters well: each one of them portrays and particular behavior, which changes subtly throughout the conversation yet stays within the character. There is definitely chemistry between the two, and it progresses as the plot.
Overall, this is a great portrayal of people’s struggles in expressing their feelings. Although technically it is not the finest job, it tells an honest, modest, and young story that’s easy to be relatable.
First of all, there is a lot of imagery in the film. It is great how the director used surroundings to benefit the story: the kitchen, candy, children’s masks, Halloween - each one of these represent a certain metaphor to the conversation main characters have. It is an incredible skill for a film artist to use environment, even such a simple one as kitchen in a regular house, to add more layers to the story.
Although, there is one crucial image missing from the story: one of the characters talks about swings and watching a distant star, and this image has no exposition. It would be extremely beneficial for the film since audience watch primary a single location throughout the film.
Another important point to not is acting. Both actresses execute their characters well: each one of them portrays and particular behavior, which changes subtly throughout the conversation yet stays within the character. There is definitely chemistry between the two, and it progresses as the plot.
Overall, this is a great portrayal of people’s struggles in expressing their feelings. Although technically it is not the finest job, it tells an honest, modest, and young story that’s easy to be relatable.
Walking in the Wrong Direction