Wednesday, November 1, 2023

ENYS MEN - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL…

I was first inspired to watch L’humanité after seeing a clip of it in Mark Cousins’s The Story of Film. Once I saw the movie, I was absolutely haunted by it. Like Persona, it’s untrustworthy - Mark Jenkin, Criterion  


L'Humanite / Enys Men

I guess the cinematic references & homages in Enys Men left a serious impressions on me considering I still have a bunch that didn’t make my original review (click here to read).


Below are a few additional/alternate comparisons that made the cutting-room floor that I still feel like sharing…


The opening shot of Enys Men is an homage to a composition of an ATM that appears in L’argent. It’s the kind of thing that no one would ever pick up on but that I know - Mark Jenkin, Criterion


L'Argent / Enys Men


I can’t articulate what effect Bresson’s films have on me, that’s the beauty of it – Mark Jenkin, Ukfilmreview.co.uk


Four Nights OF A Dreamer/ Enys Men


For me, Tarkovsky’s films exist outside of time and space. I can’t imagine how a film like Mirror sat within the cinema of its time - Mark Jenkin, Criterion


The Mirror / Enys Men


Nostalghia / Enys Men

 Stalker / Enys Men

 Stalker / Enys Men

The Mirror / Enys Men


Don’t Look Now is the obvious choice. Roeg’s influence runs through everything that I’ve done as a filmmaker - Mark Jenkin, Criterion


Don't Look Now / Enys Men

Don't Look Now / Enys Men

Don't Look Now / Enys Men


And as I mentioned in my original review, Jenkin doesn’t namedrop Maya Deren or Stanley Kubrick as direct references but there are so many moments from both; Meshes Of The Afternoon and The Shining running all throughout Enys Men…



The Shining / Enys Men

The Shining / Enys Men

The Shining / Enys Men
The Shining / Enys Men

The Shining / Enys Men

Meshes Of The Afternoon / Enys Men

Meshes Of The Afternoon / Enys Men

Meshes Of The Afternoon / Enys Men



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