The emotions behind scenes...especially the emphasis on the relationship between father,mother and Billy...the obvious fact that Billy needs just love and this short of love makes Billy nervous somebody who are nice outside but nervous inside and then finding love unexpectedly and randomly he gives up the desperate dark end-plan because he loves one now to live...Absolutely amazing film.
No, Buffalo '66 does not take place in 1966, but I'm not sure WHEN it takes place. Probably when it was made in the late 90s, but Buffalo is presented as a city in arrested development, with 80s arcade machines and Plain Jane bowling alleys. Vincent Gallo's first feature has a lot of indie flair and is funny in that cringy sort of way, but it's also a precursor to what he does in The Brown Bunny (which I know only by reputation), where he also directs himself and makes his co-star weirdly subservient to his sexual wishes. In Bunny, it's his then-girlfriend Chloë Sevigny (well, ok) who gives him a blowjob onscreen (oh no). Here, an 18-year-old Christina Ricci doesn't have to do anything kinky - it's all rather demure - but her underwritten character has to somehow fall for his, and he's a terrible human being in deep need of a diagnosis. Frankly, though he is loud and nervous and believes himself the star of his own show, she steals it right from under him, underwritten or not. She's who we wonder about at the film's close, she has all our sympathy, and she's the one who's blue eye shadow will haunt our dreams. With a solid assist from the dude's insane parents played by Anjelica Huston and Ben Gazzara.
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Beautiful cinematography and great acting!Liv Ullmann
Pretty nice end! And very good cinematography. I enjoyed it very much.deadendjob
One of the best and funniest comedies of the 90s. Everything Vincent Gallo says is absolutely hilarious.shadowpuppets
The emotions behind scenes...especially the emphasis on the relationship between father,mother and Billy...the obvious fact that Billy needs just love and this short of love makes Billy nervous somebody who are nice outside but nervous inside and then finding love unexpectedly and randomly he gives up the desperate dark end-plan because he loves one now to live...Absolutely amazing film.Jeank
beautiful atmosphere where they get involved, elegant filmaking tools using in it, truly love it.artondemand
Smart.Carota
DOUBLE WOW!The_Comatorium
spanning timeSiskoid
No, Buffalo '66 does not take place in 1966, but I'm not sure WHEN it takes place. Probably when it was made in the late 90s, but Buffalo is presented as a city in arrested development, with 80s arcade machines and Plain Jane bowling alleys. Vincent Gallo's first feature has a lot of indie flair and is funny in that cringy sort of way, but it's also a precursor to what he does in The Brown Bunny (which I know only by reputation), where he also directs himself and makes his co-star weirdly subservient to his sexual wishes. In Bunny, it's his then-girlfriend Chloë Sevigny (well, ok) who gives him a blowjob onscreen (oh no). Here, an 18-year-old Christina Ricci doesn't have to do anything kinky - it's all rather demure - but her underwritten character has to somehow fall for his, and he's a terrible human being in deep need of a diagnosis. Frankly, though he is loud and nervous and believes himself the star of his own show, she steals it right from under him, underwritten or not. She's who we wonder about at the film's close, she has all our sympathy, and she's the one who's blue eye shadow will haunt our dreams. With a solid assist from the dude's insane parents played by Anjelica Huston and Ben Gazzara.devilsadvocado
Swing and a miss, Mr. Gallo.deadendjob
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