Plot Summary
Shot during the opening stages of the First Gulf War, Kerr's "Cruel Rhythm" revisits the American desert for a cinematic tone poem in the vein of 'The Last Days of Contrition' A canopy of sound bites of media coverage on the build-up toward the war is juxtaposed with the alienness of windmills in the desert, and a startling sequence of drifting faces of a crowd coming towards the camera in slow motion. A thought-provoking piece on media's construction of societal paranoia "Cruel Rhythm" is an attempt to make a public, shared feeling intimate, or conversely, to make a subjective feeling of floating anxiety and dread into a shared representation." Unsettlingly, its ambiance is as poignant today as ever.
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Director & Crew
Richard Kerr
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 2 votes.
Who directed Cruel Rhythm?
Cruel Rhythm was directed by Richard Kerr and released in 1991.
How long is Cruel Rhythm?
Cruel Rhythm has a runtime of 0 hours and 44 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1991-01-01
- Status
- Released