Review of Calvaire

Calvaire (2004)
6/10
Chilling tale of desolation and persecution
12 April 2007
A small-time European lounge singer is on his way to his next gig, when his van breaks down... What happens next is a chilling tale of desolation and persecution. The characters (other than the lounge singer) are members of a deranged community. They're all looking for their lost love, and this lost lad becomes their target, when he turns out to have a talent for singing. Unwittingly caught up in a chorus of dementia, the main character has no idea what he's in for, when he stops at a back water inn looking for shelter. The camera work is excellent, the acting above par, and the locations evocative. The moods are set by the scenery and locations. The lighting is stunning and the story twisted. The ending was a bit of an anti-climax.
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