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Somebody get the tartar sauce
"The Imploding Self: A Journey through the life of Fergus McLafferty" is found on a New Zealand anthology of short films including "Eau de la Vie", "Bitch", "La Vie en Rose","Headlong","Sure to Rise", and "Warm Gun". called Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave. It's a visually intriguing short film with interesting shots of fish, a birthday party, synchronized swimming, a monkey in a cage, mexicans cooking fish, and Fergus on his deathbed wanting to be a merman. It stars with Fergus as a young child of 11 or 12, who lives with his uncle and overbearing aunt. Then it cuts to 25 years or so later with Fergus cutting himself while shaving. He meets one of the swimmers and falls in love with her. Fergus is obsessed with Fish. They have a child, and she eventually leaves because loves the fish more than her. He communicates with the fish and wears scales. He eventually morphs into a fish and it abruptly ends. Theres some meaning or point to this film, but i think multiple viewings would help bring it out more. I'm not really for sure what the point is. However it was amusing. Rating: 5 of 10
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- cdusher
- May 27, 2001
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