dyn amo (stephen dwoskin, 1972)
Dyn Amo, by Stephen Dwoskin, is a drama exploring the distinction between a persons self and his projection of that self to others; and its a horror movie tragically suggesting how a projection can become more substantial than the self behind it. Its subjects are roleplaying (especially sexual roleplaying), and the masochism of playing a role that conforms to others exploitative interests. (Tony Rayns) Each Dwoskin film could be described thus: a man watches a woman who returns his gaze. This arm wrestling match lasts as long as it needs, at times as soft as a caress, as intense as a demand. At times fear, rejection, wounded pride and withdrawal permeate this tense cinema paralyzed by gazes at the camera. Like at a peep show, his films watch in complete isolation. They speak to everyones solitude. Philippe Azoury
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