Sunday, June 27, 2010

Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)

In the first act, we see a series of vignettes depicting the everyday life of Palestinians living in Israel. This is followed by a very threadbare storyline of a misplaced walkie-talkie which is used to confound the Israeli police. More vignettes, some involving the police, some involving Palestinians, follow.

There is a likeable quality about this guy, a rigor of form combined with a spontaneity of discourse, which unfortunately are not enough to dispell the dullness which pervades his films (the two of them I have seen, that is).

Rating: 44

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