ghoul
(Rotting Corpse)
09/14/08 11:23 PM
the great "BEGOTTEN" post

Has anyone heard of probably the most notorious, obscure, bizzare horror film ever made (BEGOTTEN)? I guess that if I would have to classify it , it would be experimental horror. The director is E. Elias Merhige and his vision is truly unique.
The following was taken from Amazon...
"BEGOTTEN is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth. Astounding and baffling critics and audiences alike, BEGOTTEN was named one of the Ten Best Pictures of 1991 by Time Magazine. Time's Richard Corliss wrote: "Nobody will get through BEGOTTEN without being marked... BEGOTTEN is a spectacular one-of-a-kind (you wouldn't want there to be two), filmed in speckled chiaroscuro so that each image is a seductive mystery, a Rorschach test for the adventurous eye." In production notes for the film, director Merhige commented, "Each shot in the film went through hours of preparation to achieve the look you will experience when viewing... the etheral "pulse" that hypnotically permeates the film. It took over ten hours to re-photograph less than one minute of selected takes." - taken from amazon

I found this movie at a scifi, comic convention and i bought it for 20 bucks. Im so glad I did. Now it runs for over 90 dollars on amazon.

I think this movie deserves all that it gets. I am always willing to watch it again. and BTW its in grainy, fuzzy, blurry black & white and there is no dialogue. its feature lenght too. Anyone heard of or seen this movie please post a comment. I love the film.



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