Begotten (1990)

Have the Phantom Erik and Lester Reaper finally found a film to leave them speechless? Join them for this rather short encounter with their very odd 1990 film, "Begotten". Most of our journey has been spent in the pop culture realm of horror film, but this week we join the Phantom and Lester explore the more nitsche realm of art film horror, focusing on this uniquely shot and framed film from E. Elias Merhige. Based loosely on the Judeo-Christian creation story, Merhige reportedly spent 8-10 hours for each minute of film re-photographing each frame for its haunting, almost 19th-century silent film appearance. Will the Phantom and Lester escape this watch unharmed? Or will their own minds be as molested and carved open like the figures of this film?
 
 
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