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American Gothic review
:. Director: Carlos Batts
:. Starring: Actors
:. Running Time: 0:50
:. Year: 2006
:. Country: USA
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Directed by photographer Carlos Batts, American Gothic offers a surreal and gothic take on Grant Wood's eponymous painting, a visual and thematic interpretation close to the universe of Marilyn Manson and, to some extent, David Lynch circa-Eraserhead.
Clocking in at less than 60mn, American Gothic is a piece of art rather than a full-fleshed film. Joining shocking images to a goth-industrial-thrash-metal soundtrack, American Gothic is a multi-media project that creates a background story for a popular painting. Batts aims at twisting what is considered a classic mainstream piece and making it an exercise in counter-culture.
The filmmaker's vision is dark, violent, exulted, and mostly appealing to the underground and Goth scenes. His uncompromising work is far from being a crowd pleaser, but if you're into this kind of universe, it's enjoyable.
The extras include a couple of forgettable art-student type short films from the director.
Fred Thom
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