29 February 2012

Lust for Gold (Dan Piţa and Mircea Veroiu, 1974)



part of my 2012 MUBI World Cup coverage

Another incredible discovery thanks to the Cup. An essayistic film. Essayistic in the purely cinematic sense. There's no voice-over narration and dialogue is kept minimal, and we do have a Greek chorus that sings in pivotal scenes. Other than that its thesis on humanity's lust for gold is told purely through its stunning images.







The film is available to view in its entirety here:

(unfortunately I do not believe there is any official release on DVD anywhere...)

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