If Hell exists, this would probably be the devil's favorite movie. I had no idea what to expect going into Zulawski's Possession, but from the other side I'm still not fully sure what I just saw.
The film first presents itself as a drama about a failed marriage, complete with arguing and screaming and physical abuse. Then out of nowhere, you get slapped across the face with extreme gore, mental breakdowns, murder, graphic sex, creatures. Then it's back to.... almost normal. Until you're hit with more mind-bending insanity. And at some points it's kinda funny too? The most interesting (and terrifying) part of this is how easily all these opposing ends comfortably coexist over film's 2 hour runtime.
I definitely didn't catch every idea and theme that Zulawski was trying to put across, but the direction, sets and effects used were incredible. The sparse amount of music in the film actually worked in its favor too. That scene in the subway hall is permanently etched into my brain, for better or worse.
The film first presents itself as a drama about a failed marriage, complete with arguing and screaming and physical abuse. Then out of nowhere, you get slapped across the face with extreme gore, mental breakdowns, murder, graphic sex, creatures. Then it's back to.... almost normal. Until you're hit with more mind-bending insanity. And at some points it's kinda funny too? The most interesting (and terrifying) part of this is how easily all these opposing ends comfortably coexist over film's 2 hour runtime.
I definitely didn't catch every idea and theme that Zulawski was trying to put across, but the direction, sets and effects used were incredible. The sparse amount of music in the film actually worked in its favor too. That scene in the subway hall is permanently etched into my brain, for better or worse.