What was this movie even about? Throughout the entire movie I had no idea what was going on. Every scene had me questioning whether the protagonist was hallucinating or having a flashback since it didn't quite mesh with the narration going on. And most of the time that could have been devoted to developing plot was just the guy driving around in his car.
Ecstasy is far from how I would describe this movie. It was slow, confusing, lacked any real intimacy, and ended with a big WTF moment that just makes you feel gross. I hope I burn this film out of my memory.
Ecstasy
2017
Action / Romance / Thriller
Ecstasy
2017
Action / Romance / Thriller
Plot summary
August 2019. Frank recognizes his own story of twenty years ago in a recently published book. He remembers Marie, with whom he had a relationship before she moved to the United States and disappeared from his life. He sets out in search of her and finds himself in a USA petrified by a heat wave and lost in suspicion and political paranoia. He heads into the desert in pursuit of Marie. On his way he meets Liz, the literary agent and Nina, a sex worker who services her clients in elaborate scenarios and films the encounters. Nina feels attracted to Frank in a strange way. He starts to work for her as a cameraman. She sometimes performs with another young woman who very much resembles Marie, prompting even more tedious fugue-state philosophizing.
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Misleading title.
A movie desperately in need of a plot
Usually I start my reviews with a brief summary of the plot. In this case that's not possible, as the movie has no plot. As near as I can discern it's about a German man who is travelling across the US. The remainder seems to consist of random interludes.
Lacking a plot is a distinct drawback in terms of viewer engagement, and you can count me as one of the unengaged.
This movie is random, pointless, pretentious nonsense, basically.
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The film is well shot and is sort of a mix between Kahl's own vision and Antonioni, Lynch and other influences. Great actresses too: both the two newcomers and the ever-charming Deborah Unger are prefect in their roles.