BatemanAfter Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985) 4K Restoration at the cinema. An unusual film for #Scorsese, a surreal farce that strongly echoes Buñuel and Kafka. A strange, circular dream in the Old New York full of attractive but strange women who turn on the hapless office worker, Paul (played with the right ambivalence by Griffin Dunne.) Great, nervous cinematography that gives the film its unique feel.
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A ★★★★ review of After Hours (1985)
Watched this once on tv in the 1980s and was mesmerised by this chaotic nighttime tale. Always thought this was Scorsese having a valiant go at Buñuel surrealism. Finally watched the 4K restoration at the cinema. I still like it a lot, Griffin Dunne's transformation is superb, as are the nervous cinematography and editing. But I think it has become slightly lightweight after seeing so many great and weird Old New York films that dig deeper into the city's old and dark mysteries. As a farcical Noo Yawk Ulysses full of strange women, it still works wonders and remains consistently
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