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Sunset Song- Carnivorous Couch Review
CarnivorousCouch - wrote on 02/23/2017
A gorgeous turn-of the-century period piece, this Scottish film is my #19 film 2016. Here is the link to the Carnivorous Couch review page, which has images from this most painterly of films.
http://carnivorousstudios.com/?p=1439
#19 OF 2016- SUNSET SONG
One of the marks of a great film is being able to capture sensations that transcend words. While most of my favorite films rely on great scripts filled with beautiful, expressive language, the best films never rely solely on their writing. Because film is a visual medium, it has the potential to capture something that is not possible in purely written form. Film can help express emotions and sensations that transcend words. However, I ran into a challenging paradox in reviewing Terence Davies’ sumptuously literate Sunset Song, …
