
Poetic, experimental and different, Container is described by Lukas Moodysson as "a black and white silent movie with sound" and with the following words; "A woman in a man's body. A man in a woman's body. Jesus in Mary's stomach. The water breaks. It floods into me. I can't close the lid. My heart is full.... (Full plot summary below)
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Poetic, experimental and different, Container is described by Lukas Moodysson as "a black and white silent movie with sound" and with the following words; "A woman in a man's body. A man in a woman's body. Jesus in Mary's stomach. The water breaks. It floods into me. I can't close the lid. My heart is full.
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| european-films.netBoyd van HoeijMoodysson definitely created something haunting; imperfect and nonsensical as it may be at times. Is it pretentious? You bet. Is that a bad thing? Not at all. |
| The ListKaleem AftabSurprisingly manages to remain interesting for its short runtime. It's a difficult watch, but one that conveys a sense of alienation, the theme uniting all Moodysson's films, in a unique and disquieting fashion. |
| User ReviewCraig BAbout human frailty. This movie should get you to think. Worth seeing. |
| User ReviewLeil Zahra MI rented out the DVD thanks to its cover. Bought it the next day! A torturing film, a haunting voice, leaves you digging your nails in your knees and squeezing your heart with your hands. Tears will roll from frustration but also from its caressing tenderness . Poetic, sensitive, perversive and twisted outraged look at today´s world. A micro-look at today´s "modern" society. Watching it is like riding the train of thoughts of someone who can´t keep his/her mind quiet! Artsy? yes, Worth it? YES! Breaking genres and rules? OH YES! Loved the way the narration moves, the imagery it creates, the hundreds of themes linked in one flowing mesmerizing voice.... left me out of breath and patience, yet with a smile that Moodysson dared do what he did in this movie. My favorite Moodysson film so far. Not to be watched on any day, yet a must-see! |
| User ReviewElaine MAlthough it's only storytelling in a very loose sense, it's insightful, honest and courageous. It captivated me from the beginning, the female narration mesmerizing me. Probably not a good film to watch when tired, and definetly only to be viewed with an open mind. |
| User ReviewMichael WMore like installation art than a movie really, I would have though this the greatest film ever made when I was 17. Still found it hypnotic and strangely relaxing now (probably because of the voice over). Moodysson has moved a long, long way from Together, which maybe is a bad thing. |
| User ReviewIlya BThese arty movies could be called "anti-cinema" which doesn't make this any less interesting. Some rather good elements in cinematography and in the monologue, but obviously this would have worked much better as a short film. |
| User ReviewRichard LIf someone were to tell me this was the worst film they had ever seen I would'nt argue too much with them. I was pretty absorbed from begnning to end. It doesnt really go anywhere fascinating or do anyting suprising, but the mix of images and sounds does create something poetic and special. If Tarkovsky and Harmony Korine collaborated it would look like this. A strange mix of gender confusion, pop culture disgust and fascination, along a road of consumer emptiness and the need for spiritual fullfilment. My first Lukas Moodysson experience and I wasnt sure what to expect from the Swedish realist director who wiki describes as "an outspoken left wing socialist, feminist, and vegetarian and at the same time a profoundly spiritual Christian." This stream of consciousness movie where the only sound is from a young girls voice almost whispering while an overwieght man and a thin Asian women who seem to represent the same person (when one is not carrying the other on their back "Fando Y Lis" style) is not endearing, entertaining, or profound. I watched it all, and I felt like it was an honest look at the modern world, if a despairingly cliche one at times. If your curious it's on Youtube. I'm just not sure. |
| User ReviewMikael EWell this must be some new genre...very arty...but fails to deliver. A shortfilm would have been enough, why bore us to death for a whole hour. |
| User ReviewSaharat SToo pretentious---Jenna Malone's voice over was pretty cool---she played a lot of roles, an anorexic, a celebrity, a boy in a woman's body, someone obsessed with a porn star--the images are mostly unrelated to the narration--seems like it could play well as an video installation---not something that should be watched from start to finish |