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Julien Donkey-Boy
1999 · Film · 100 min
Directed by Harmony Korine
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister, anorexic aspiring wrestler brother, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed and abusive German father.
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Harmony Korine did an entry as well
> It is the first American film to be made in accordance with the Dogme 95 cinematic manifesto, and just the sixth overall to be recognized by the Danish movement since its inception in 1995. According to the strict filmmaking guidelines under this movement, known as the “Vow of Chastity,” the “supreme goal” of a Dogme 95 work “is to force the truth out of my characters and settings.” Through sourcing all props on location, eschewing a traditional score and dedicating the film to his own schizophrenic uncle, Julien Donkey-Boy is entrenched in a harrowing realism that reflects on Korine’s own connections to the film’s subject matter.
Have you watched any? If you like cinema, you might dig it. Or not. I can see how it is hard to appreciate just "director+camera" if all you've ever watched are hollywood blockbusters. "Julien Donkey-Boy" is a really good starting point. Some really creepy scenes with Werner Herzog and Spud from Trainspotting.