Anhedonia - 2019 - 7/10

Violinist Kino is asked to deliver a cassette to his mentor, a composer.
He sets off, on foot, across the empty landscape.
The cassette had been meant for a film score, except the music was shattering.
Listeners are reduced to despair, to suicide, to incompetence. Varies per individual.
And yes, deadly rivals seek the tape.
Bleak film proves a heady experience.
Spare dialogue, mirroring the scenery, ranges from profound to pompous to cryptic.
The film, something of a surreal, existential mystery, will intoxicate or irritate.
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