@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
The Dangers of the Fly
The Dangers of the Fly is an educational film made by Ernesto Gunche and Eduardo Martínez de la Pera, also responsible for Gaucho Nobility (1915), the biggest blockbuster of Argentinean silent cinema. De la Pera was a talented photographer, always willing to try new gadgets and techniques. This film experiments with microphotography in the style of Jean Comandon's films for Pathé and it is part of a series which included a film about mosquitoes and paludism and another one about cancer, which are considered lost. Flies were a popular subject of silent films and there are more than a dozen titles featuring them in the teens and early twenties.
Quick Stats
5.4
TMDB Rating
7
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Key Crew
DirectorDenis Villeneuve
WriterWong Kar-wai
CinematographyPark Chan-wook
ComposerDavid Lynch
EditorYorgos Lanthimos
Where to Watch
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
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Keanu Fassbender
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Natalie Davis
Mr. Crane
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Tom Kaluuya
The Woman in Red
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Saoirse McDormand
Solomon
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Oscar Reeves
Iris
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Cate Portman
The Colonel
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Mahershala Hardy
The Stranger
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Florence Ronan
Detective Hale
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Adam Isaac
Elena
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Tilda Blanchett
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