Reality (Mateo Garrone)

[Grouchy]

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[Grouchy]

Fucking blew me away. The way it's shot is consistent with Gomorra - long, sprawling takes that often contain a shitload of information and allow us to focus on the performances. And what performances. I edited Wikipedia's article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_(film)) on the movie to add a crucial bit of information about the lead actor, who really knocks it out of the park.

This is worthy of the admiration of all of you guys. Just don't go into it expecting some sort of social treatise on reality TV. It's really the story of one man who becomes star-struck and obsessed with the whole experience.

[ledfloyd]

I was (coincidentally) planning on watching this tonight. I'll report back.

I wasn't a fan of Gomorrah, but we'll see.

[ledfloyd]

I felt like this was a bit uneven, but the tracking shots and performances definitely don't disappoint. And one of the best final scenes of the year.

[Morris Schæffer]

Is this the flick that actually features a real inmate as the protagonist?

[Grouchy]

Yes.