"Journey to Planet Ibsen" Entertainment Magazine REVIEW
Planet Ibsen is not science fiction. Like sci-fi, however, it is an exploration into the realms of what-if and altered realities - to that other planet of surrealist exploration. Planet Ibsen is an intriguing experiment, engaging at various levels: shot composition, editing, story, and theme. But it's not about surrealism. At the levels of story and theme and in its formal construction, the film is concerned with self-examination and revelation, gender and power, representation and (non)realism, and historical or "period" stories as prisms for considering our own times.
Planet Ibsen had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Festival this week. Director Jonathan Wyche, in his first feature, wants the viewer to think,to connect images and ideas through association and abstraction rather than through continuity editing and traditional storytelling. Wyche, who has directed TV commercials, shows for Animal Planet, and three documentaries, said he did not want to "spoon feed" the audience. There is, however, an overarching narrative trajectory - a character's interior journey and realizations - that will satisfy viewers who want some sort of storyline to follow. Read More
Planet Ibsen had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Festival this week. Director Jonathan Wyche, in his first feature, wants the viewer to think,to connect images and ideas through association and abstraction rather than through continuity editing and traditional storytelling. Wyche, who has directed TV commercials, shows for Animal Planet, and three documentaries, said he did not want to "spoon feed" the audience. There is, however, an overarching narrative trajectory - a character's interior journey and realizations - that will satisfy viewers who want some sort of storyline to follow. Read More
posted by Planet Ibsen, LLC at 2:16 AM
<< Home