Review of The Rite

The Rite (1969 TV Movie)
7/10
1.24.2024
24 January 2024
How come there isn't a single movie review for this one ..... The first thing that came to my mind after watching it was, did Bergman really hate Godard or not? Or was it simply a statement to put on airs in front of the press. The heroine's hairstyle, her profession, with the sub-paragraphs, and the way she handled the events in this one, all just reminded me of a movie "As You Like It" 1962 Godard.

I thoroughly enjoyed Bergman's grasp of the audio-visual, where the unreal ceases to serve as a true depiction and becomes utterly absurd (which reminds me of Godard).

What I really like about the burnt bed and final ritual images is that in the second half, the entire narrative becomes bizarre or fragmented (Godard again), but still maintains its ornamental beauty.
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