Talking To Strangers

Technical fetishism and trite philosophy abound in TALKING TO STRANGERS, a relatively daring American independent film that, despite its strengths, only points out the creative plague in the rest of American independent cinema. Built around a simple gimmick--nine continuous takes arranged in random order and photographed with bravura camera moves and a one-to-one shooting ratio--the film is, metaphorically, about art and the struggle of the artist. Specifically, it is about a pompous, college-educated artiste who tries to find his material by talking to strangers. His type, played by Gruz, is one of mankind's most despicable--a condescending, egocentric leech who p...