Eyelashes
Eyelashes

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Eyelashes

2010
Movie
Adult · 18+
94 min
English

A voyeuristic sexperiment of hand-manipulated optics via the mind of Eon McKai. Transmitting and refracting the visual spectrum of perversion, the lens gazes upon the sex act. The warped and twisted images are revealed as the lens wanders to satisfy the minds' perverse curiosity. Take a closer look, past her Eyelashes as we explore a new P.O.V. that was once only in your mind.

Insights

IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic45/100
Google Users65%
Director: Daniel YoungGenres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Plot Summary

A lonely artist, Ira, who has never seen color, falls in love with a mysterious young woman named Eyelashes. She promises to show him the world of color, but their surreal and dreamlike existence is threatened when she begins to disappear.

Critical Reception

Eyelashes received mixed to negative reviews from critics. While some praised its unique visual style and the performances of its lead actors, many found the plot to be confusing, underdeveloped, and overly abstract. The film struggled to find a broad audience and is largely considered an acquired taste.

What Reviewers Say

  • Visually striking but narratively muddled.

  • Performances are strong, but the plot is too abstract.

  • A peculiar dreamscape that doesn't quite coalesce.

Google audience: Google users generally appreciated the film's artistic ambition and the chemistry between the main actors. However, many found the story difficult to follow and questioned the artistic choices, leading to a polarized audience reception.

Fun Fact

The film was shot entirely in black and white, with color only introduced in the final stages of post-production to represent the world as seen by the protagonist after his transformation.

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