"The Phantom", or "Widziadlo", is one of those movies that feels like a photo book come to life. As is usually the case with such movies, things like plot and characterisation get short shrift to the pretty pictures, and an hour and a half of looking at photos can get a tad boring.
The film does have a plot buried in there somewhere amongst all the dazzling imagery. Set in the early twentieth century, a Polish guy has remarried but is still haunted by the image of his first wife. His new bride has taken a lover. Meanwhile, his son is dilly dallying with a beautiful young servant girl who apparently can't speak, and nor can she do up her bodice.
The film has a lot of nudity, but I disagree with the reviewer who says it's sleazy. It's the arty nudity crap that you get from, yes, photo books. It suits the film's look entirely.
The movie has many decent moments, but nothing to really string them together. I was occasionally interested in it, but mostly I was just waiting for it to end.
The film does have a plot buried in there somewhere amongst all the dazzling imagery. Set in the early twentieth century, a Polish guy has remarried but is still haunted by the image of his first wife. His new bride has taken a lover. Meanwhile, his son is dilly dallying with a beautiful young servant girl who apparently can't speak, and nor can she do up her bodice.
The film has a lot of nudity, but I disagree with the reviewer who says it's sleazy. It's the arty nudity crap that you get from, yes, photo books. It suits the film's look entirely.
The movie has many decent moments, but nothing to really string them together. I was occasionally interested in it, but mostly I was just waiting for it to end.