Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Jean Stark I read a lot about this film before I see it so was very interested to watch it when it arrive yesterday. Some people love, and some people hate Nature Morte. All my favorite movies are like this.First point, the cover is not a good indication of Nature Morte. It says "Hostel in Latex", I do not know "Nihilista Magazine" but I think the author see a different film to me. Maybe he just look at the picture on the box.Nature Morte has big ambitition, it have a lot of locations and costumes and it wants to be a big movie. But I think that director Paul Burrows is not a very rich man!The acting is OK, I like Jeso Vial, Carole Derrien and Laurent Guyon but maybe I am bias because they are all French. Some of the actors are not so good, but this is normal in small horror movies.The colors in this movie are very nice, the picture is sometimes to dark, but for me, this is only a small problem. I read some people think it is more like an Italian thriller from the 1970s, but I do not think so. It is more like an art movie but has blood,sex and a it has a very detailed and very good story. This is the strength of this movie, it is very original. I have not seen another movie like Nature Morte before.I like Nature Morte a lot and I give it 8/10. If it have more money it maybe could have been a 10/10.

Brian Boyle I saw his film last week at a test screening in London. I read some other website reviews on this before I saw it and to be honest I expected to like it. It as it had been compared to Jean Rollin and commented on by Jess Franco, two of my favourite lunatic directors. Buit I didn't like it, I loved it.A word of warning, it's a pretty complex tale for a low budget horror flic and you really have to watch, the guy in front of me didn't understand it at all. Perhaps it was George Bush.But, I like complicated movies as long as they make sense, and this does, and it's got lashings of kinky lesbians and general sex and violence.A story and sex and violence? In the same film? Shurley shome mishtake? And there's more....it's got a fantastic villain in the skeletal Frenchie Laurent Guyon, and a really great sultry female lead in Carole Derrien as his bonk- anything-mentalist girlfriend. Nature Morte is a massively ambitious project, get this: it takes place in London, France and Asia and features cool old cars, weird costumes (check out Lec's suit), massive houses, a boat, some pretty seamless SFX, and it looks terrific (particularly for a DV movie) with a lot of wild use of colours. Oh yes, and the excellent score is by ex-Banshee Steven Severin and his missus, Arban Severin. Before I get too carried away, there are some so-so bits, and the budget occasionally creaks under the strain of something that was probably written with a much, much bigger production in mind.But it's original, and that's a big big plus, there's nothing like this out there. A refreshing change from the current crop of Hostel copies, oh- so predictable Hills Have Zombie Saws III and desperately unfunny horror comedies (Severance excluded, I loved that one).As it turned out, Nature Morte isn't really much like Rollin (apart from the kinky lesbians), and it's less like Franco (not enough kinky lesbians for that) but, I tell you what, I absolutely loved it, and not just because of the kinky lesbians. Highly recommended.

belairjacques I caught Nature Morte at Luxembourg's Cinénygma festival. Wow, what a bizarre movie.When it started I thought it was going to be just another serial killer movie, but once things move onto the tropical island it just got stranger and stranger. There are a lot of drugs, and quite of lot of sex, but it looks so weird it doesn't feel like its just thrown in to keep lonely males happy. All the main characters are good,particularly the painter played by Laurent Guyont. This guy is just fantastic and I hope we'll see a lot of him in the future.On the negative side, Nature Morte is clearly shot on DV, not HD, so the cinema is not the best place for it as it looked too "digitized". Also, the story is very complex, perhaps too much so, I think I only worked out the why Blanche does what she does on my drive home, and I'm still not sure. I look forward to seeing it again when it comes out on DVD to see if I have it right.To summarize, this film is not for everyone, its very dark, druggy and sexy and the main characters are not particularly likable in the traditional sense, but I loved it. But if you do hate it, stay for the music, its great.

zombi69 Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a painter while creating his master piece? Or what techniques they use to reach the ultimate environment for each artistic moment? Well, this is all displayed, explained and brought to a whole new level in Paul Burrow's new film NATURE MORTE. Seduction has never seen so much bite. Paul's adventurous thriller brings us some of the most lush scenery, globe trotting from Europe to the exotic beaches of Thailand. That is only but the edge work of this very uniquely shot film. Lust, art, drugs and pure evil are all intertwined bringing us an artful display pitted on the fringes of surrealism.Tweaking total eroticism in such an artful manner, yet along with the joy is a hidden fear that is laid out throughout the film. Through stunning camera work, lighting, direction and music, NATURE MORTE is simply a brilliant vehicle for evoking several dormant factors of the human experience. From an opening sequence that is striking as much as it's erotic. The stage is set as you are thrown into this world of complete darkness, though like a draw to beauty you're sense of intrigue is heightened through the uncertainty. All of this is encased in an eerie yet very subtle score from founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Steve Severin in a collaboration with his wife Arban who also was involved with another film a couple of years ago, Robert Pratten's haunting, London VOODOO. The score is very involving with every scene, changing or morphing it's sounds to evoking just the right atmosphere with the images at hand.John Stephenson is a brilliant painter with a very strange method. His last painting is unfinished as he kills himself as events that are uncontrolled by him force the situation. In trying to solve the murder/suicide, the police recruit a Stephenson expert, Oliver Davenport. An art collector and writer, he agrees to travel to Thailand to track down a few Stephenson pieces. There he is introduced to Lec, who happens to own these pieces as well as a painter himself. Much in the same vein as Stephenson, Oliver is intrigued to learn more about Lec and his mysterious lifestyle. Drawn into a dark world of lust, drugs and total bizarreness, Oliver learns the dark secrets Lec holds.NATURE MORTE is an excellent window into the true abilities of Paul Burrows as a director and writer. Strong story, plot, direction and acting all attest to a bright future that lay ahead. With NATURE MORTE, there are reminiscent visions of a young Jean Rollin, a director who was and still is superb at painting a moving canvas, though stagnate it maybe, and many times plot less in nature, his films often reflected a time of lustful beauty set free. Paul Burrows NATURE MORTE is in the same vein as a Rollin film, though more modern and with a strong story and plot. The imagery conveyed through the film is often seductive, passionate and most of all very artful. One can not forget though along with all the seduction there is a sharp hidden stab of pure evil and fear that is projected at just the right times. Let a slight reminder that there is simply more then one dimension to the film.I must commend the acting in NATURE MORTE as well, especially the strong performance from Troy McFadden as Oliver Davenport. His character is incredible in depth and complete realism. Of course that can attest to Paul Burrow's ability in handling the actors right. Still, both have to be credited. Along with Troy's lead, there was an excellent support cast as well, all of which performed each's respectful roles with complete realism and class.Fresh out of post production and ready to start it's long track into the festival circuits, NATURE MORTE is a sure hit. One must go into this experience with an empty slate waiting an onslaught of shear artful bizarreness. An exploitation ride that will surely burn it's place into your memory. I'm already looking forward to Pauls's next project, but will bask in the NATURE MORTE'S dark seduction for the time being.