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First, the Recap:
The collaboration of elements. A cooperation of signals. An amalgamation of differing yet symbiotic structure. There is a symmetry associated with the senses that are sight and sound. When we pair these together, an entire universe of possibilities becomes a reality, a creative space that yields amazingly impactful results when placed in the hands of a viable and skilled designer. Take a visual and sonic journey through pallets of color and sounds meant to stretch the imagination and redefine what it is to make a movie. Welcome to the ever-expanding realms of experimental cinema.
Next, my Mind:
Filmed in a 2D style then elevated and fashioned into a 3D landscape that offers a kaleidoscopic adventure utilizing sight and sound as its cornerstones, this 10-minute gem of a short from writer/director/producer Miriam Endrulat, screened as part of a beautiful line-up of female filmmakers’ offerings among projects at the 2020 Berlin Revolution Film Festival, certainly draws attention and makes a strong statement not only that the entire notion of what filmmaking is is changing but also making it known that the ladies are coming, and they’re coming on with high level drive, purpose, and prowess.
Deftly, yet with uncomplicated efficiency, employing music and imagery in tandem, the film is a feast of interplay between colors and textures, all building and meshing into a cohesive yet (creatively) chaotic state. The visual aspect of it carries a profound sense of stirring potency that very much impacts you as a viewer, flashing and undulating, molding and melding, ebbing and flowing with a smoothly executed intent that commands attention. It’s a total randomness of overall visual anatomy, yet there’s a complete intent in its disorder that captures you if you let it, taking in the real expressiveness on display, which I feel is by extension the heart of the filmmaker.
The orchestral score accompanying this rich, vivid visual landscape is brilliantly apropos, immersing us further into the lush, streaming colors with total synchrony, fluctuating between analog and digitally-based tones. Additionally, there’s almost a narrative that could be construed here–a battle between light and dark, good and evil, joy and sorrow, anger and serenity, choose your path. This may seem like a stretch, but it should really be a challenge to us as filmgoers and film lovers that if you think about it, EVERY film has a story to tell, whether through straight dramatic narrative or a straightforward yet complex project like this, and it leaves avenues of interpretation that this critic feels only adds to the unique nature of the viewing experience with a venture such as what Endrulat has manifested.
Therefore, in total, I feel “Allegro Lambda” is a pure representation of what experimental filmmaking is about, with its abstract wonder that pushes us as viewers to look beyond conventional cinema and be open to simply embrace the sheer, unadulterated, highly artistic scope it reflects. It’s the modern art of the film world, and art IS exactly what it exhibits.
As always, this is all for your consideration and comment. Until next time, thank you for reading!
