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More interesting than Jude Law playing a tranvestite named "Minx" in Sally Potter's Rage, which will have its first press screening at the Berlin Film Festival this Sunday, is a post from Potter (appearing on her site) about the unusual cutting style of the film:

"Rage has been a consistent experience at every stage of the working process," she states. "None of the usual rules seemed to apply. In the cutting room the handheld material (no cut-aways, no reverse angles) dictated a different way of editing. The so-called 'language' of film -- where and how to cut to create pace and energy -- seemed irrelevant, even fake, and was not an option."

There's always some kind of curious stylistic scheme going in in a Potter film, isn't there? Always some kind of high-aesthetic gimmick.

"Similarly, the sound world seemed to reach such degrees of 'emptiness' in order to feel 'full', that we found we had to re-think the process of hearing itself. This is in large part because most of the big events and action in the story happen (audibly) off-screen. In parallel with listening to the character who is talking we have to absorb a lot of activity that is happening out of sight.

"The criteria was to search always for what kept us connected with the core of the material or the character. No empty effects, nothing redundant or gratuitous. It was kind of exhilarating to not be able to take anything for granted."

As for Law's character and the general subject matter:

"Part of the subject matter of Rage is the ugly use of beauty in the pursuit of profit," Potter writes. "Drugged by marketing, sapped by fear of aging, conned by the cult of celebrity -- image becomes all."

"Law, whose beauty has sometimes been held against him as an actor, made the courageous decision to accept the role of Minx -- a 'celebrity super-model' -- and took on a kind of hyper-beauty for this persona...a 'female' beauty which gradually unravels as the story unfolds. Strangely, the more he became a 'she', coiffed and made-up, the more naked was his performance. There was great strength in his willingness to make himself vulnerable. It was an extraordinarily intense part of the shoot."

http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressevorfuehrungen/datenblatt.php?film_id=20091073

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 4, 2009 at 7:27 AM

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DeafBrownTrashPunk says ...

oh man.. I'm making this one of my must-see films in 2009.

Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk at February 4, 2009 8:28 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

This sounds like just the role Jude Law needs right now. Sincerely.

Posted by BurmaShave at February 4, 2009 9:20 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

By the way, seriously, is Terrence Stamp his dad?

Posted by BurmaShave at February 4, 2009 9:21 AM

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T. Holly says ...

Nice wig. I'm sporting a Dutch Boy haircut, but I'm going to see if I can get that style from my cutter. Wells, do you think Jeff Lipsky is going to like this film?

Posted by T. Holly at February 4, 2009 9:30 AM

comment #5

btwnproductions says ...

Typically Potter---interesting to read about, none-too-watchable to experience, I would guess.

Posted by btwnproductions at February 4, 2009 9:52 AM

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D.Z. says ...

Sounds like a remake of Hedwig to me...

Posted by D.Z. at February 4, 2009 9:55 AM

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Al-Aurens says ...

D.Z.

Sounds like a remake of Hedwig to me...
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That's because you're a fucking idiot.

Posted by Al-Aurens at February 4, 2009 10:19 AM

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MindlessObamaton says ...

Hedwig kicks ass. Especially the soundtrack.

Posted by MindlessObamaton at February 4, 2009 10:23 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

D.Z., that's like saying TRAINING DAY sounds like LILIES OF THE FIELD because they're both about black men.I'm sick of your simple-minded obsession with everything being a rip-off of everything else. You're quite the tool.

Posted by BurmaShave at February 4, 2009 11:00 AM

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CitizenKanedforChewingGum says ...

D.Z. posts are generally 1 of 5 things:

1) A totally off-topic link to some completely useless fact that stretches the very definition of "movie news,"

2) A defense of how entirely underrated Jennifer Aniston is,

3) An attack of how entirely overrated Quentin Tarantino is,

4) A political (non)non sequitur fruitlessly attempting to compare a nation's current administration with a different nation's past administration,

5) A cinematic (non)non sequitur fruitlessly attempting to compare a modern with an older film (90% of the time this will inevitably be either a) a live action film produced in Hong Kong or b) an animated film produced in Japan).

Sometimes he will combine 2 or more of the above for maximum irritating effect (This is referred to as being "Zeltergeisted," and at that point it is mandatory for someone to tell him to shut the fuck up).

Beware of the release of Inglorious Basterds. With its connection to Tarantino, Aniston (by way of Pitt), Nazism, and a previous film by the same title, we may very well be in for the perfect D.Z. storm of inanity come August 21st (or sooner).

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum at February 4, 2009 11:32 AM

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George Prager says ...

What the hell did Star Wars say except, "Buy these action figures after the show!"?! Indiana Jones lets me know that, "Nazis are bad, mmkay?", while Pulp Fiction lets me know that people who murder are allowed to get away with it, if they quote the Bible, which I guess might appeal to anyone who voted for Bush, but not to me.

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Posted by George Prager at February 4, 2009 11:52 AM

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