The Way It Is (1985)
- Directed by
- Eric Mitchell
- Genre
- independent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A black and white no wave film based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It follows a musician in New York City as he tries to bring back his girlfriend from the dead. The dialogue was dubbed in editing.
noirishdeadpanexperimentallow-budgetstylizedurbanoffbeatbleakminimalist
What happens
The Way It Is (also known as The Way It Is or Eurydice in the Avenues) is a 1985 American No Wave black comedy/drama film directed by Eric Mitchell based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Its 80 minutes black and white 35 mm movie film cinematography was shot by Bobby Bukowski and edited by Bob Gould and Susan Graef. The musical score was by Larry Crosley and Vincent Gallo. The film marked Steve Buscemi and Vincent Gallo's film debuts. The Way It Is or Eurydice in the Avenues is an indirect homage to the Marcel Camus film Black Orpheus (1959) and in general to French New Wave and Italian Neorealism filmmaking. It is considered the climatic apogee of no wave low-budget production values as the film’s dialogue track was dubbed and added to the film in editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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