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Rating: 7/10
Describing this film as exploring the sado-masochistic relationship of
two lesbian entomologists in Eastern Europe almost makes it sound like
a parody of an art-film, and film critics are going to be falling over
themselves to show off how many influences they can recognise. It's not
too heavy though; the only time it was too blatant was when Strickland
recreates Brakhage's Mothlight. A lot of the time it does feel like
Strickland is winking at the audience, though he saves the most obvious
gags for the credits, often feeling like he's pastiching lesbian
fetishism and 70s arcadian European films. On the one hand this is a
strength of the film in that it lightens the mood and entertains, but I
do feel as though it stopped the film from entirely drawing me in. The
core of the film that examines the relationship is romantic, sweet and
moving: about growing old and the demands lovers put on each other in a
relationship. For a film about S&M it was a lot less explicit than I
thought it would be: there's no nudity and the sex is all obscured or
off-screen. The metaphorical parallels were less successful: the moths
and entomology never truly feel like a successful metaphor or that they
sufficiently enhance the story to justify the attention paid to them.
It is an interesting and beautiful film and well worth your time.
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