Killer of Sheep (1977)
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there’s certainly plenty to criticize with the dialogue and acting and some clunky construction - the scene when he goes to buy the motor in particular, shot in a bunch of closeups with no sense of space and just wooden all around. but there are so many nice well-observed moments to overlook these problems. my favorites were the girl singing to the radio while her mom puts on her makeup and then the slow dance scene. that one ends a little too stagy with the cry, but is still a beautiful scene in just one shot.
i didn’t even know the story of this until after i watched it. and even not knowing it was a student film by a 21! year old i enjoyed it immensely.
