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An anonymous young man enters a pristine white bathroom and begins shaving to the tune of Bunny Berigan's 1939 recording of "I Can't Get Started". The man shaves slowly and methodically, stoically piercing through his skin and bloodying his surroundings. (Criterion)
Reviews (3)
You spend five minutes watching a guy shaving and getting more and more nicks with the razor, drawing lots of blood. This is accompanied by some nice blues and you don’t know whether to laugh or throw up. Typically darkly humorous, caustically cynical Martin Scorsese. Personally, I prefer David Lynch’s similar but more oppressive The Amputee.
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It's not a great election that I saw on the day of the election, but even though I didn't expect anything from this movie (just like from the elections), it got to me. Of course, it's not the absolute golden grail of short film, but Martin Scorsese shows here a sense of black humor and exaggeration, a sense for shots and the choice of music. It may be said that watching a guy shaving is nothing special, but this is something that simply succeeded. It fits perfectly for someone like me who enjoys horror movies.
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Strange short from Martin Scorsese, after which you avoid taking a shave for a few days. A poignant flick.
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