‘Medusa Deluxe’ Trailer Invites You to a Murderous Hairstyle Competition in a Long, Unbroken Shot (Video)
thewrap.comabove.“Medusa Deluxe” premiered last year at Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival and won a prize at Fantastic Fest in Austin for Best Direction.
And it’s no wonder, either, since “Medusa Deluxe” plays out in a single “unbroken” shot, with the events unfolding almost in real time.
It was shot by the great Robbie Ryan, an Irish cinematographer who also did “The Favourite,” “Marriage Story” and “C’mon C’mon” among many others (he’s re-teaming with Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things,” out this September).This is Hardiman’s debut feature, after working on shorts for the past decade and it is quite the first movie – it’s overflowing with life, energy and a clear love for his characters (it’s almost Almodóvar-esque in that way).
And the single take format doesn’t feel like a gimmick either; it’s there to establish the geography and spatial relationships of the characters and their environment (in this case a dodgy warehouse where the hair competition is taking place).
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