Unknown White Male (2005), Heat Lightning (1934), and The Rules of the Game (1939)

Yes, there are three today...hold onto your hats! (Barely a week and I've reached a total of 7 movies! Craziness indeed!)

Unknown White Male (2005) by Rupert Murray
for fun, with friends Laurel and Desiree'
This was an interesting documentary that examines the memory loss of the director's friend. He came to on the subway from his fugue(sp?...which is a dreamlike state prior to amnesia) with only a phone number and a British accent. This film employs an interesting use of fisheye lenses and interesting camera angles to portray the frightening sensation of having no memory and no idea where one is. A disturbing and intriguing concept.

Heat Lightning (1934) by Mervyn LeRoy
viewed in film history class. the last existing print! no vhs or dvd copies!
As my professor says: filmmaking is like writing on water.
The filling stating in the isolation of the desert is the location for this story of love lost, thievery and deception. The film also addresses indirectly the status of women and immigrants within society as well as other class issues. There is a use of shallow and deep focus, panning, tracking, fades, etc. The film is commendable for its strong sense of feminism, as two sisters are the owners/mechanics for the filling station/cabin/diner oasis in the desert.

Règle du jeu, La (1939) aka "The Rules of the Game" by Jean Renoir
movie shown for the french film class that i'm not taking...but why would Little Miss Cinema pass up an opportunity for a free movie?!
This movie screams infidelity. It's a view at the well-to-do and their weekend at the country mansion for game-hunting, where the rich and their servants partake in charades and adultery. There is a great commotion of men running amok fighting for the affection of their wives, but the movie has a serious ending, causing me to consider it a 'tragicomedy'.