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Look (2007)

Look poster
Directed by
Adam Rifkin
Genre
drama film, comedy film, crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The movie is built from footage that comes only from surveillance cameras. It shows intersecting stories of ordinary people going about their daily lives. The scenes are scripted but feel like real security recordings.

observationalvoyeuristicfragmentedmundaneedgydisjointedunblinkingclinicaldarkly comedic

What happens

Look is a 2007 American found footage film directed by Adam Rifkin. The film is composed entirely of material shot from the perspective of surveillance cameras. Though shot using CineAlta movie cameras, all were placed in locations where actual surveillance cameras were mounted. The scenes are staged and scripted. The film's score was provided by electronic music producer BT. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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