Enys Men

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Rhiannon Aug 24, 2024 14:30:43

I know I'm a bit slow on the uptake as this came out in 2022, but I've recently watched Mark Jenkin's film 'Enys Men' and I liked it and I thought you might like it. If (that is) you like the sort of film that reminds you of 70s folk horror, is based on an uninhabited Cornish island with a standing stone on it, has virtually no dialogue, and some might say is incredibly slow and in which nothing happens, and at the end of which you might feel confused.
This is Mark Kermode's review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOiMPlU9GQY
hope you're all doing well :)

thesweetcheat Aug 25, 2024 11:48:36

Replying to Rhiannon

Ha, that's a great review (yours, not Kermode's). Haven't seen it but it's on some kind of notional list, if I had a films list. All good with you?

moss Aug 27, 2024 12:24:02

Replying to Rhiannon

Hi Rhiannon, or you can get it explained to you, which will probably ruin the film if you actually watch it. Like the fact that it goes back to the 1960s/1970s horror films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N816EH0iuPA

moss Aug 27, 2024 12:24:02

Replying to Rhiannon

tjj Sep 6, 2024 11:34:20

Replying to Rhiannon

Hi, I missed this post first off, so just catching up. Have always liked Mark Kermode and on his recommendation bought the dvd Bait. To be honest it didn't have the same impact on me as it did on Mark Kermode, but am willing to revisit it.

Have watched the trailer of Enys Men and it is intriguing - probably worth having on dvd if available (I haven't checked yet) because it comes across as something you should perhaps watch alone. And I will.

If nothing else, I can never resist a standing stone.

All the best
tjj

Mr Hamhead Sep 8, 2024 19:00:17

Replying to Rhiannon

Saw it at a multi-plex here in Cornwall when it came out, just us two and some bloke at the back! I must admit, I have no idea what was going on...and didn't really enjoy it, even though I wanted to.

Filmed down in West Cornwall (not on an island) I should know which stone they used, but the name escapes me at the moment...

tjj Nov 1, 2024 18:04:57

Replying to Rhiannon

Enys Men was showing on Film 4 last night - Halloween. Probably not a coincidence that it was screened on on that night as, in spite of wonderful seascapes, there is definitely something spooky about it. Mark Jenkins managed to recreate 1973 by means simple objects such as kettle, tea caddy, primitive radio and very old generator.

It is still available on the All 4 (Channel 4's equivalent to i-player) so it can be watched in more than one sitting - it is quietly unsettling. The review I read described it as 'enigmatic' which could also mean unfathomable, inexplicable, puzzling, or perplexing. All of those.