Baba Yaga
- sombre
- measured
- surreal
Sombre, measured, measured witch / comic-book, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →A mysterious witch casts a spell on an attractive young fashion photographer, who is then thrust into a world of sadism.
Our read · Baba Yaga (1973) reads as a sombre, measured, surreal witch · comic-book · surreal entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
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The shape of Baba Yaga
What watching it is actually like.
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The reading.
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