The Big Shave
Summary:
Martin Scorsese's experimental short, The Big Shave, materialized during one of the director's harrowing bouts with depression -- a time when he had trouble shaving. An anonymous young man (Peter Bernuth) enters a pristine white bathroom and begins shaving to the tune of Bunny Berigan's 1939 recording of "I Can't Get Started." The man shaves slowly and methodically, stoica... Full Summary >>
Review:
Martin Scorsese's The Big Shave takes place entirely in a small, claustrophobic bathroom. The confines of the space required that Scorsese's camera remain close to its subject and that the director use quick static cuts rather than long traveling takes. The Big Shave focuses solely and tightly on the young man's gory work, changing rapi... Continue >>
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