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Allen, John and I went to see "I Dreamt Under The Water"--actually I should say that Allen and John went to see it--they sat through
it all--I saw the first 20 minutes, 10 minutes in the middle and the
last 5 minutes--the camera work (described below as 'Stylistically
shot') made me physically ill and I couldn't watch it so I went to the
lobby and read the paper--this is the first time I can ever remember
being made ill by a director's choices in filming scenes and the music
was all wrong.
it all--I saw the first 20 minutes, 10 minutes in the middle and the
last 5 minutes--the camera work (described below as 'Stylistically
shot') made me physically ill and I couldn't watch it so I went to the
lobby and read the paper--this is the first time I can ever remember
being made ill by a director's choices in filming scenes and the music
was all wrong.
After the movie Allen and John agreed it wasn't any good!!!
Below are the quotes from the web site promoting the movie--I completely disagree with the first half of the first sentence under the synopsis
In I Dreamt Under the Water a young man's search for love fuels this
graphically, sexual drama---
graphically, sexual drama---
SYNOPSIS
In this savagely engaging drama filled with
heart, lust and emotion, a bisexual man’s personal journey through the dark
Parisian night opens his mind to a myriad of sexual possibilities.
REVIEW
Antonin (the incredibly handsome
Hubert Benhamdine), an aspiring musician who also works in a video store, has
been harboring an unrequited love for his equally attractive male bandmate. When
his “love” dies one night in his arms, the young man’s emotional world begins to
crumble, and soon Antonin descends into a shadowy world of Paris nightlife. He
indulges his pain by engaging in public gay sex, prostitution and one-night
stands until he meets Juliette, an effervescent, attractive woman. But as their
passionate affair begins, Antonin notices that his new lover is emotionally
unstable. And Antonin’s boss, with whom he has been having a sexual affair,
begins to express his emotional desires for the young man. Like his French
counterpart, Catherine Breillat, director Hormoz isn’t shy about showing
explicit sexual intercourse and creating a tantalizing, sensual soundtrack
filled with alternative, electronica and club music. Stylistically shot with a
youthful spirit, Hormoz creates a seductively dark world but also reminds us
that hope and love sometimes happen with the people you least expect. (French
with English subtitles)
Antonin (the incredibly handsome
Hubert Benhamdine), an aspiring musician who also works in a video store, has
been harboring an unrequited love for his equally attractive male bandmate. When
his “love” dies one night in his arms, the young man’s emotional world begins to
crumble, and soon Antonin descends into a shadowy world of Paris nightlife. He
indulges his pain by engaging in public gay sex, prostitution and one-night
stands until he meets Juliette, an effervescent, attractive woman. But as their
passionate affair begins, Antonin notices that his new lover is emotionally
unstable. And Antonin’s boss, with whom he has been having a sexual affair,
begins to express his emotional desires for the young man. Like his French
counterpart, Catherine Breillat, director Hormoz isn’t shy about showing
explicit sexual intercourse and creating a tantalizing, sensual soundtrack
filled with alternative, electronica and club music. Stylistically shot with a
youthful spirit, Hormoz creates a seductively dark world but also reminds us
that hope and love sometimes happen with the people you least expect. (French
with English subtitles)
