No doubt this film will generate the type of hyperbole shit-storm that has accompanied most of Barney’s recent output, with one flock praising the god-like brilliance of the Master Artist and the other flock calling out, “pretentious!”
What is undeniable is that this, even more than Barney’s previous work, is a film of outrageous, startling ingenuity and beauty. And regardless of whether you think Barney’s doing anything innovative with film narrative — I do — Drawing Restraint 9 is visually and emotionally arresting, grotesque, erotic, romantic, and highly whimsical. This last note, consistent throughout Barney’s output, is perpetually overlooked by those who want to either deify or defrock the director-sculptor.
by Leo Goldsmith | Source: IFC 35mm Print
20 Mar 2006 11:48 AM | Submit Comment
