Divided Into Zero

August. 14,1999      
Rating:
5.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A non-linear surrealistic horror film documenting a man's broken descent into isolation, body mutilation, paedophilia and murder.

Reviews

Scanialara
1999/08/14

You won't be disappointed!

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Smartorhypo
1999/08/15

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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CommentsXp
1999/08/16

Best movie ever!

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Bumpy Chip
1999/08/17

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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trashgang
1999/08/18

Available on the second disc of Subconscious Cruelty. The comments on this short movie are extremely different, from one of the goriest films to the most boring one. and indeed, it's a special flick. It contains all kind of perverted things, from showing full frontal nudity from girl and man to golden shower to a child nailed to the wall. It's gory, it's indeed slow but I'm sure that some people will be offended by some scene's, especially those with the children. If you aren't into extreme films like Pig or Begotten then this isn't made for you. otherwise you will enjoy watching it. But you will have to find the Subconscious Cruelty DVD for a cheap price to watch it.

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vinylbrikol
1999/08/19

In `Le théâtre de la cruauté' Antonin Artaud wrote of a theatre that shakes and awakens the heart and the nerve of the audience. Director Mitch Davis transposes this point of view in cinema with his movie `Divided Into Zero'. The power of the images contribute to provide an intense experience into psychological violence and aesthetic research: through a non-linear structure, a freedom of reading is given to the viewer. The presence of cruelty, the fabric of violence includes in a poetic aesthetic; in this way, the violence depicted isn't gratuitous. It has a deep significance which takes its source into a slow narrative thread and fast short scenes which give the film all of its rhythm. The composition of the frame is a force of Davis. The closeup on the young girl's face, bleeding, (played by Mikaeka Davis, the director's young sister, who doubles actress Stephanie Keepman in this scene) is unforgettable: her intense, mouth-gaping gaze, makes me shudder. David Kristian's sound design goes with fluidity with the entire film; the ambient music compositions of Teruhiko Suzukia and Kristian are becoming a discreet actor.`Divided Into Zero' is a hybrid film, navigating between horror and art film; it brilliantly demonstrates and stretches the spectrum of horror film's possibilities.

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litfuser
1999/08/20

Director Mitch Davis has created a truly wonderful breakthrough in contemporary horror with "Divided Into Zero". The film is unlike anything I have ever seen. Although very graphic depictions are illuminated (especially in comparison to today's screen culture), the film does NOT leave you with a nausea. Rather, the film leaves you with a haunted, yet highly inspired state of mind, as the viewer is engulfed in a true work of art. The direction takes the viewer on a journey through avant-garde, art, horror and and the honesty of a one of a kind maverick filmmaker. This film is truly unlike any others in the genre. The cinematography is brilliantly conducted as is the sound design and performances. What I really loved about this film is the all out disregard for belonging to any psarticular genre. Fans of contemporary horror cinema will not be able to catagorize this film very easily and experimental filmmakers and enthusiasts will definately not be able to box the film up into a particular "movement" in today's art and film circles. Lets all hope that more great art-horror films that push cinema into the extreme and present an honesty of humanity, continue through the maverick kind that is Mitch Davis.

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DKiller
1999/08/21

Out of the wilds of Canada, wunderkind filmmaker Mitch Davis opens his heart and soul to an unsuspecting audience for 34 minutes. In the span of three years, Davis and his team of cineastes toiled on this beast of a short film, alternating between scenes of beauty, perversion, and savagery. There is imagery in this film that will pierce your heart and soul. In many ways, the film carries the multi-pronged attack of a film like El Topo or Martin. However, Divided Into Zero has enough in its' head to carry the weight of such comparisons and create its' own impression. An experience like no other...

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