It starts off with four witches worshiping a bird like statue, when a thief flies in and steals the statue. The thief then flies off on her broomsticks, leaving the other three witches to come and chase her. It seems as though it's set in a very modern city with very tall buildings. The four witches chase the thief around the city where each of the witches manage to get injured while also in the process injuring a patient and nurse. The final scene is of the thief pointing a gun to the head of one of the witches however she laughs it off and then gives the statue back. It seems to her as though it is all one big joke.
The witches worshiping the statue before it gets stolen.
I think that this production looks very modern due to the city it is set in, the soundtrack is supposed to be the voices of the witches and Jan Kounen does a good job of this because they sound exactly like witches. The sound at the start is 'humming' where the witches are praying to the statue, although throughout it is the sound of witches voices. This film does work for what it is, as it's about doing all they can to get the statue back and in the end this is what they manage to do. I think that the purpose of this film is for it to be humorous and that is what it does, when watching although ridiculous it does make you laugh. Although directed by Jan Kounen it is produced by Elsa Cayo and stars Abel Abouliaten, Pascal Banos, Jean-Baptise Sastre and Jan Kounen himself. I think the reason that Kounen produced this was to entertain people because there is no concept to it therefore couldn't of been made for any other reason. I think that it is a short low budget film I think this because it was one of Jan Kounen's earlier pieces therefore he was just starting out and wouldn't be able to afford a lot. I don't think much money has been spent on it because it is a very simple concept which he even cast himself in.
The thief who stole the statue.
Many people believe that the purpose of this was just to be funny 'This one is actually very short, but hilarious. If you could find it anywhere, just watch it! You won't regret a little delirious moment!' All reviews of this production feel that what it is trying to achieve is actually pointless but think that it is worth watching because of how much it will make you laugh. Although others think that the whole thing is pointless 'The film has no plot but what it has in its place is horrid, repugnant style that is deliberately grotesque and overblown. It is bloody for the sake of being bloody; it twists the faces of the characters for the sake of being gross and it is simply unfunny and unpleasant to watch.' This is due to the unusual production that Kounen uses and many won't agree with the way that he does things. Many have noted that although it is pointless it has been done well 'I will acknowledge that the stop-motion technique is clever but only technically' this is because of the way Kounen has managed to edit it to make it look technically very good.
Although there is little concept I think that the may point of this way for it to be funny and that is what it achieves because the whole thing is utterly ridiculous.
Reviews- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097436/reviews?ref_=tt_ql_8 -13th September
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