Born from Pain
France
2007
32 Min
Black and White
1.85:1
French
Synopsis
Survivor of a family massacre as a child, Monica is an entirely isolated human being, withdrawn and socially disconnected. Drifting into a life of prostitution to survive, she begins to collect the sperm of her clients with the intention of inseminating herself. Months later, a child is born, who she keeps locked in a dark room with only a single window to the world beyond: a television. —IMDb
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Alex & Niko
Alex & Niko are core members and directors for the International Film Collective ‘Subvex’, whose guerilla direct to cinema / screening distribution actions have begun to gather momentum in Paris, France (2010).
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Ultra Kebab
27Feb11
is there anything about their approach that doesn't scream "traditionally educated middle class intellectual"? "tv is evil", come on. a lot of nazi officers read homer and vergil in school and we all know the results.
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Francesco Maria Carreri
24Dec12
I haven't seen the film but I don't get the comment, yes many nazi officers read homer and vergil (not that many anyway) but nazism is a result of that? you probably didn't mean that, phrase your sentences next time and stop being the death of cinema (case you are, I feel it)
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Ultra Kebab
25Dec12
what i meant is that bourgeois education doesn't stop people from becoming violent psychopaths, in the same way that tv doesn't automatically make them insensitive to cruelty. also, me being "the death of cinema" coming from someone who likes transformers is kind of funny.
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Metacinematic construction
By PolarisDiB on July 9, 2010
Admittedly, more of this film reminds me of other movies than anything. The premise reminds me of Being There, the reveal of Videodrome, some of the ways sound were used was a lot like in Henry: Portrait… read review
Lingers long after the credits have faded to black
By Agustina on June 3, 2010
Not many films have left me in a state of utter silence. Not many films have lingered in my mind after watching them. I’ve always felt this is the mark of a true auteur: the ability of making his… read review
Long Live the New Flesh!
By Blue K, Custodian of the Cinema on June 2, 2010
Several intertitles divide this most disturbing short film. The very first one states, “This film is based on a true story.” Open-minded viewers who manage to sit through the film—which poses a challenge… read review
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