The images of Houdini chained and attempting to free himself: the stop-and-start (interruption-repetition) of his actions; the high-contrast of the images; the stroboscopic effect created by the rhythm of the shutter; the gashes in the emulsion from the hand-processing - combined with the layers of sound, all evoke the violence of a tortured soul in search of escape.
Louise Bourque
Director
Rambo: First Blood Part II66%
The Grandmother66%
Houdini65%
The Wrong Trousers78%
Maniac60%
Everybody’s Everything84%
Curve69%
The Machinist75%
Extracted62%
The House That Jack Built71%
Nude93%
Grindhouse70%
Drive75%
Chronos74%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Sucker Punch62%
Perfect Stranger58%
Haunter61%
Dalíland59%
Johnny Handsome63%
