Ebert Promotes Leolo

Wendy and I have been telling people for some time now about Leolo, a wonderful movie from 1992 that, maybe, six people in the world have seen.

Well, today, we're thrilled to see that Roger Ebert is promoting Leolo as a film that he considers to be one of the "great great movies."

Here's a brief bit of the review:

The technical brilliance of the film is astonishing. (Director Jean-Claude) Lauzon was filled with quirks and impulses, sudden inspirations and wild inventions. Some directors with such hyperactive imagination create movies that are elaborate and yet empty; Lauzon is so motivated by his resentments and desires that everything he creates is pressed into the cause and filled with passion. There are scenes that cannot possibly exist, and yet they do. Set decoration that is a fantasy and yet insists on being a reality. A soundtrack that incorporates opera, Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones and what sounds like Gregorian chant. Music that evokes the presence of evil so clearly that it could be a theme from "The Exorcist." Yet everyday Montreal street life bursting with life and joy.

Maybe Ebert can get a few more people interested. It's a shame that so few people have seen this remarkable movie.  ¶ 4:01 PM