Tuvalu (Widescreen)
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• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 2000
DVD Release : 24 September, 2002 |
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The film is brilliantly inventive, like one giant Rube Goldberg device
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Considering how much praise the film DELICATESSEN has received over the years, it is surprising TUVALU hasn't found more recognition. While DELICATESSEN is visually clever, using minimal dialogue to tell its story, TUVALU takes those qualities further, though perhaps with a few less side stories. Nevertheless, fans of one should enjoy the other.
The Tuvalu of the film's title is a faraway paradise isle. It is precisely the sort of place Anton (Denis Lavant) would rather be than working in his parent's dilapidated bathhouse, the last building standing in a barren landscape devoid of color and a thorn in the side of evil developer Gregor (Terrence Gillespie). Getting to Tuvalu is a dream Anton has all but given up on, considering he is afraid to set foot outside of the bathhouse. Anton's mother has kept a long-running charade going to keep his blind father from knowing the family business is failing. Between the few remaining customers paying with worthless buttons, and an upcoming safety inspection, the bathhouse looks certain for demolition. A change of pace occurs when Eva (Chulpan Khamatova), the object of Anton's desires, moves into the bathhouse with her father after losing their home. But then matters are made worse when Eva's father is killed in the pool by falling plaster. She blames Anton and runs to the arms of Gregor. From there it's a race against time to fix up the building, rescue a key piece of machinery that keeps the building's boiler running smoothly, prove Eva's father's death was no accident, and win her back from Gregor.
The film is brilliantly inventive, like one giant Rube Goldberg device. While most of the film was shot in black & white, much of it is color-tinted, adding to the already stunning camerawork, lighting, and art direction. Much of the comedy is physical and absurd, like an old silent movie, but the film has more than it's fare share of clever sight gags and situations to make it stand out. |
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