A film can be well made with a shoe string budget of 60,000$ , a finest example is darren afnosky's Pi.
This film is basically about a mathematician trying to find a relation with Pi. Its a process of discovery and self discovery. Shot in Black and white with a pixellite kind
of a look. Its really fascinating to find out how Afnosky's mind works. He goes for a debut with a bizzare kind of a script seasoned with a noirish look and excellent performances.
I have'nt seen any film noir shot this beautifully off late. The music is heavy and metal with uncharacteristic sounds throughout the film. I was also struck by the use of Voice Overs, I meant the visual was aesthetic to the voice overs. Fade to white was also used liberally in the movie. After an inspiring debut, he came with a cult film Requim for a dream, another sensational film, truly one of the films that blew my mind starring jared leto and jennifer connely . Its all about drugs, drugs and drugs alone. Great Soundtrack , Great performances, low key lighting, fast cuts and one excellent script combined to form requim for a dream under the master's vision .
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