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While they feast, she waits.
A wealthy family hosts a sumptuous dinner, only for a mysterious young server to chillingly unravel their lives with terrifying consequences they could never see coming.
The Feast
2021 ‘Gwleđđ’ Directed by Lee Haven Jones
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Alternative Title
더 피스트
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Movie starts really slow and then there are subtle things you start to notice things are not right. I really stuck with it because I read many positive reviews. It escalated to a point and I started to think did I tolerate the slowness for this. Is it enough or is it to late but in the last 20 minutes it escalates again and becomes utterly insane. It is real slow but the last 20 minutes made it worth it to me. I would give a higher rating if it was less slow in the first half. Not for everyone. Movie has subtitles. There is quite a bit of blood but cuts away before anything gets graphic. Just one additional…
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Taking “eat the rich” to literal extremes that Luis Buñuel only dreamed of (and famously lamented omitting from “The Exterminating Angel”), Lee Haven Jones’ “The Feast” is a severe Welsh-language horror romp so unsubtle about its class allegory that it might as well pre-chew the human flesh it eventually mama-birds into your mouth. Anyone grossed out by that visual should probably steer clear of the film itself, as this juicy but somewhat undercooked feature debut sure makes plenty good on its title by the time dessert is served. Of course, the rest of you sickos have stomached enough slop over the years to know that a degree of obviousness can be a good thing when it comes to certain fare,…
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A beautifully dreary and grey slow burn folk horror, this is essentially The Invitation meets Dogtooth while on a fairly terrifying acid trip, aka My Kind of Movie!
There’s not much dialogue, especially from the main character and from most of the other characters it’s idle chatter except for moments where something is said to explain what’s happening and push the story along and it’s done with such a degree of casualness that you do have to pay attention or missing that one little sentence or shot will thrown you off the intended course entirely. Brava to that as far as I’m concerned, but I am quite sure it will be quite frustrating to some.
Some of it doesn’t work as…
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This is an eerie Welsh eco-horror that requires a lot of patience. Annes Elwy stars as Cadi, a quiet young lady who shows up to be a server for an affluent family’s fancy dinner party at their secluded countryside home. Things begin to unravel as they question their values. The performances were okay. We follow a lifeless main character as she makes her rounds interacting with these insufferable wealthy dysfunctional family members and guest. It’s broken into chapters titled from the upcoming dialogue. I like how unsettling it felt, it’s atmospheric, nicely shot and that's what sells this. But the vagueness of the story became ponderous and it was unclear what they were trying to tell. It meanders for a while…
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Thinking of starting a fracking business in the Welsh countryside, anybody want in?
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“Come in. There’s a feast awaiting us.”
🐇🩸An achingly slow burn Welsh eco-horror stomach turner mixed with some solid body horror goodness to save its impending burn. Mainly focuses on all the dreary imagery, gory moments and limited dialogue that sets the tone for a mood piece. The main actresses silence speaks volumes throughout which made for a very unsettling watch— you never know where the film is going but truthfully The Feast never reaches its full potential even with all the gore effects in the final act.
Oooh this is a strange one that may require multiple viewings to fully appreciate. Pair with The Invitation & Raw for a feast of the senses.
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Lee Haven Jones’ feature debut is one of those frustrating cases of a film that’s more interesting to dissect than it is to actually watch. No doubt it’s accomplished in terms of building a menacing mood, with unnervingly austere photography and dreadful omens aplenty, and it certainly offers a satisfying intellectual jolt once the story's hand gets tipped. Peter Greenaway would be thrilled by how thoroughly man's greed, excess, and disregard for nature wind up eating their own tail. Unfortunately, the drama never quite takes off, its dysfunctional family more a collection of quirks and talking points than three-dimensional people, and though the film makes stabs at being a pointed comedy of manners, the satire is ultimately too fleeting to fully land. The same could even be said for the gruesome payoff: its intent is powerful, but after such a slow burn, it can’t help but feel a touch underwhelming. Many thanks to Letterboxd for the early access!
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that one man who eats like pig is literally me when i get home at 3am, drunk and ready to devour the entirety of my fridge
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“Sleep in peace, dear child. Sleep quietly on your mother’s breast.”
And sleep I did! A slow burn so slow that I admittedly nodded off half way through my viewing last night. Finishing the film in the bright of day adds an extra layer of appreciation for the visuals, which carry a consistently strong sense of eeriness.
The trance like movements of our lead, a doe eyed and dreamy Annes Elwy, are spellbinding, keeping things together while the film has yet to reveal its true horrors.
Once fully realized, The Feast possesses a far more sophisticated scope than initially suspected. A dinner party with enough ecological tension and body horror to make most squirm in their seats. Patience is necessary but the payoff is sweet.
SXSW Watch #8
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Whilst occasionally too slow, this disquieting Welsh horror movie is sharply shot and brutal in its visceral, yet sparse, bouts of gore.
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"It's good, but I don't think I want any more" -Glenda,
- 2021 Ranked: boxd.it/aL2Ys
There wasn't nearly enough food.
This is creepy and weird and I kind of liked it at times. Some of the imagery is gross and haunting but it is really, really slow for the first hour... slow and weird but weird with no real purpose. The third act is great but by that point I was a little tired out so it almost felt like a dramatic pacing shift.
For fans of slow and weird.
