Horsehead
Directed by Romain Basset
Romain Basset's tale follows beautiful young Jessica as she returns to her family's countryside estate for her grandmother's funeral. Haunted by recurring nightmares of a horse-headed monster, Jessica attempts to put her studies of "lucid dreaming" to good use, as she semi-consciously navigates through this dream landscape, trying to discover the secrets behind this sinister apparition. But Jessica must also cope with a hostile mother, and the growing realization that the death of her grandmother was actually a suicide triggered by the woman's past traumas and visions. HORSEHEAD is a feverish, ethereal journey through the world of nightmares.
Haunted by recurring nightmares of a horse-headed monster, Jessica attempts to put her studies of "lucid dreaming" to good use.
Cast: Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Catriona MacColl
Member Reviews
the dubstep was a terrible stylistic choice, it threw everything off, especially each time it reached a high point in the song. visuals were somewhat interesting but fell flat like most arthouse films. certain points about the story were painfully obvious by 1/3 of the movie while others were never addressed much less answered. it’s everything you would expect of a film created by an artist who thought his vision for the story was god’s calling card to cinema with the murky delivery of a delusional prophet (much like the movie im choosing to lay the religious themes on quite heavily.) next
Not the worst movie I've seen, but not the best. Some of the symbolism fell a bit flat - like they might have bitten off more than they could chew - but others were just puzzling enough to be interesting. Recommend at least one watch if you have some time to spare. Hope you like Freud!
Symbolism was a little excessive, but it was fun to follow. Not native to the EU/EK/Western Europe area, so many I'm missing a few more localized things. Not a waste, worth at least 1 watch
An interesting movie
definitely feverish with an industrial electronic/dubstep soundtrack that i rather enjoyed. movies that explore layers of dreams and reality meshed over one another are my jam, but this one didn't quite cut it for me. nightmare visuals are worth seeing and the camera work during these scenes gives the impression of nightmares but i was hoping for something more surrealistic during the lucid dream segments. overall an okay watch that brings you into the main character's dizzying world of vague realities, but with a weak plot that doesn't bring anything new to the table.