{"id":25685,"date":"2017-07-14T01:35:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T05:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=25685"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:10:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:10:37","slug":"tilt-2017-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/14\/tilt-2017-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Tilt (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kasra Farahani’s \u201cTilt<\/span>\u201d is<\/span> a compelling and sometimes spellbinding<\/span> dramatic<\/span> thriller about the American dream<\/span> and the ideas<\/span> about fulfillment<\/span> and freedom<\/span>. Set<\/span> amongst the backdrop<\/span> of the turbulent election that gave<\/span> the Presidential seat<\/span> to a wealthy<\/span> and very<\/span> loud<\/span> mogul<\/span>, \u201cTilt<\/span>\u201d is<\/span> a sharp<\/span> and often<\/span> disturbing<\/span> look<\/span> at the disintegration<\/span> of a man<\/span>. \u201cTilt<\/span>\u201d is<\/span> fairly<\/span> simplistic but rich<\/span> in substance<\/span> as it depicts<\/span> America as something of a stagnant<\/span> pool<\/span> where freedom<\/span> reigns<\/span> but nothing<\/span> ever<\/span> changes<\/span>. Joseph<\/span> Cross’s performance<\/span> as a self<\/span> important<\/span> filmmaker and struggling<\/span> artist is<\/span> astounding<\/span>, as he injects<\/span> layers<\/span> of frustration<\/span> and anger<\/span> at a world<\/span> that he never<\/span> fully<\/span> comprehends<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Cross<\/span> plays<\/span> Joseph Burns an out of work<\/span> filmmaker and stay<\/span> at home<\/span> husband<\/span> who experienced<\/span> a brief<\/span> brush<\/span> with fame<\/span> after filming<\/span> a documentary<\/span> about pinball. He is<\/span> a man<\/span> who dwells on his past<\/span>, and hopes<\/span> to recapture<\/span> some of that fame<\/span> with a documentary<\/span> that is<\/span> painfully<\/span> convoluted<\/span> and derivative. Often<\/span> times<\/span> Joseph is<\/span> a man<\/span> who presumes<\/span> he’s on a mission<\/span> to take<\/span> the cloak off the idea<\/span> of the American dream<\/span> and the concept<\/span> of the golden<\/span> age<\/span> of the fifties<\/span>. But he can barely<\/span> keep<\/span> anyone’s attention<\/span>. That’s mainly<\/span> because he’s not<\/span> just<\/span> recycling<\/span> much<\/span> of what they’ve heard<\/span> in the past<\/span>, but seems<\/span> completely<\/span> deaf to the current climate<\/span> in his world<\/span>. Joseph<\/span> drowns<\/span> himself in footage of fifties<\/span> and sixties<\/span> ads<\/span> and media<\/span> as a form<\/span> of exploring<\/span> their artifice<\/span>, but gradually realizes<\/span> he’s becoming<\/span> mentally unhinged<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Things<\/span> become<\/span> complicated when his wife decides<\/span> to re-assert their roles<\/span> in their home<\/span>, pursuing<\/span> her career<\/span> as a doctor<\/span> and embracing<\/span> a surprise<\/span> pregnancy<\/span>. Soon<\/span> Joseph not<\/span> only<\/span> begins<\/span> to re-examine the world<\/span> he thought<\/span> he knew<\/span>, but finds<\/span> his mental<\/span> health<\/span> is<\/span> taking<\/span> a toll<\/span> at the massive<\/span> changes<\/span> presenting<\/span> themselves. Farahani does<\/span>n’t so<\/span> much<\/span> discuss<\/span> the ideas<\/span>, so<\/span> much<\/span> as depict much<\/span> of the emotional<\/span> and mental<\/span> turmoil<\/span> Joseph is<\/span> enduring<\/span> through endless<\/span> montages<\/span> and subtle but disturbing<\/span> ticks<\/span> Joseph adheres to. Joseph<\/span> does<\/span>n’t even<\/span> realize<\/span> it, but as he forms<\/span> an obsession<\/span> with the interviews<\/span> and footage of 2016’s presidential candidate<\/span>, he begins<\/span> to find<\/span> the normal scenery<\/span> in his city<\/span> as incredibly<\/span> irritating<\/span>, arousing<\/span> violent urges<\/span> in him.<\/p>\n

There’s also<\/span> the exploration of self-sabotage, as Joseph gives<\/span> in to slight<\/span> urges<\/span> to injure<\/span> his wife, including<\/span> one moment<\/span> involving<\/span> a cat<\/span>‘s bowl<\/span>. Nothing in Joseph’s world<\/span> has<\/span> ever<\/span> been<\/span> as it seems<\/span>, and the idea<\/span> of the American dream<\/span> seems<\/span> farther out of reach<\/span> by the character<\/span> as he slowly<\/span> rots<\/span> to footage of the \u201cgolden<\/span> age<\/span>\u201d of society<\/span>, all the while<\/span> succumbing<\/span> to the howls<\/span> of the \u201corange<\/span> jackass<\/span>.\u201d \u201cTilt<\/span>\u201d is<\/span> bound<\/span> to be<\/span> compared<\/span> to another equally<\/span> disturbing<\/span> \u201cangry<\/span> white<\/span> man<\/span>\u201d tale<\/span> known<\/span> as \u201cFalling Down.\u201d Director Farahani observes<\/span> the rising<\/span> tide of violence<\/span>, resentment<\/span>, and hatred aimed<\/span> less at the fallacy of the American dream<\/span> that is<\/span> still<\/span> promoted<\/span>, and more on those standing<\/span> in the fall<\/span> out of a crumbling America. Where the fallacy of the \u201cAmerican<\/span> Dream\u201d is<\/span> still<\/span> embraced<\/span>; which category<\/span> Joe fits<\/span> in to is<\/span> debatable<\/span>.<\/p>\n

I hope<\/span> audiences<\/span> look<\/span> for \u201cTilt<\/span>\u201d when it’s made<\/span> available<\/span>, and give<\/span> it a fair<\/span> shake<\/span>. It’s an unsettling, and engrossing<\/span> gem<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 13th to August 2nd.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kasra Farahani’s \u201cTilt\u201d is a compelling and sometimes spellbinding dramatic thriller about the American dream and the ideas about fulfillment and freedom. Set amongst the backdrop of the turbulent election that gave the Presidential seat to a wealthy and very loud mogul, \u201cTilt\u201d is a sharp and often disturbing look at the disintegration of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,2497,1284,12],"tags":[111,302,477,1087],"class_list":["post-25685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-indie","category-fantasia-fest","category-festivalsevents","category-movie-reviews","tag-arthouse","tag-drama","tag-horror","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25802,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25685\/revisions\/25802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}