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Combat (French)

Told in three parts, Patrick Carpentier’s “The Irregularity of the tearing” is a three part cine-diary intimate journey along the author’s transient love stories: two and a half years of sensuality to question intimacy, an exploration of desire and reason.

Part one, “God is a Dog” (2004) is shot on Super 8 and confronts the film makers remembrances of childhood memories and how they interact with his adult love encounters. 

Section two, “Les 9 mardis” (The 9 Tuesdays) (2005) deals with the absurdity of the passage of time. Time that reopens and closes past wounds, time that re-opens and cures childhood wounds, time that brings a rhythm to the impossibility of loving, time that provides the courage to continue and to go through mourning.

The final installment is “Combat”asks the viewer: how can one let go in a world where one learns not to? Is it possible to reach the end of desire? The tale of two young men both deeply in love who can only express their feelings through acts of physical violence committed upon each other. Full moons and lush forests frame this deeply felt and moving love story between two beautiful, youthful men. ITs an hour of nonsense.

It's really sad when someone produces something this stupid, labels it Art and then gets an award......showing just how stupid judges are! The third film Combat apparently won the best film award. HOWWWW?? There is not a single reason for watching this movie. Why to have this experience since nothing is happening for 1 hour and the 2 male characters are running in the woods just fighting and hitting each other? There was absolutely no character development, way too many wasted scenes of moving clouds and a narrative that did not have anything to do with the scene. I couldn't care less if this is art. The director must wanted to do something only for himself and not for the audience. An absolute waste of time. (0/10)

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