The Visitors (1972)
5/10
Elia Kazan joins Cinema Verite
21 November 2021
Its like rishab pant imitating cheteshwar pujara.

Why would a director like KAZAN with a flamboyant crackling visual style join the dreary cinema verite movement? Well, his wife put him upto it. Jeez!

From IMDB trivia:

Very much a family affair for Elia Kazan. It was inspired by his wife Barbara Loden's critically acclaimed film Wanda (1970), while his son, Chris Kazan, wrote the screenplay.

Anyway, war veteran (JAMES WOODS) seems to be living a dull life with his sexy idealistic anti-establishment wife, her old school manly father who is a writer and kid. But the arrival of two old army buddies spoil his tranquil life. They have some beef with the war veteran. The characters circle each other in a closed environment, go hunting and drink a lot. The film can boast of perfectly capturing a gloomy wintery atmosphere. The brooding STEVE RAILSACK is very impressive as one of the soldiers. I found the film to be quite dreary. Dont think i like the cinema verite style so much.

(6/10)
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