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Year
1972
Runtime
104 min.
Director
Robert Altman
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Horror
Rating *
7.2
Votes *
3,892
Checks
844
Favs
73
Dislikes
15
Favs/checks
8.6% (1:12)
Favs/dislikes
5:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    Images is Robert Altman's take on the horror film, starring Susannah York as a housewife slowly(?) going mad and hallucinating old lovers, versions of herself, and still seemingly in the driver's seat (that's an accidental pun, for those who have seen it) and trying to "self-medicate" by taking care of her demons herself. But what's a hallucination and what's real? The film keeps you guessing. Is her husband as played by René Auberjonois, presented as the reality, ACTUALLY real? Is the young girl she meets a real person, or just herself at that age? I didn't trust anything, even the punchline, and still don't. The characters may finish the jigsaw puzzle they find in that windswept cabin, but I'm not sure we do. And that's for the good. Altman is adept at laying in reflections and shifts in perception without signposting them, and intriguingly, he lets York read the children's book she was writing at the time over the action, as a further layer of reality (or irreality). The characters' names were taken and redistributed from the actors' names, which also adds to the mirroring effects, meta-textually at least. When people discuss the Altman canon, Images is usually ignored, but it has the plotting intricacy of Gosford Park, somehow married to the improvisational quality of The Player, Nashville, et al. 4 years 5 months ago
  2. bklooney's avatar

    bklooney

    After seeing this, this is probably my favorite Altman. 4 years 8 months ago
  3. deckard.'s avatar

    deckard.

    it definitely has a feel of that uncanny atmosphere of polanski's "tenant" and "repulsion". it has its moments. and brilliant photography by mr. zsigmond.

    give it a go.
    1 year 8 months ago
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