Back in December, I saw Gummo (1997). Tonight, I saw Julien Donkey-Boy (1999). These two films are perfect bookends for filmmaker Harmony Korine. They are very much the same blend of coffee. Perhaps one is a little darker than the other -- maybe there is more cream in that cup -- but the aroma and aftertaste are the same.Voyeuristic films these are. As a viewer, you are not sure you want to be witnessing every scene. Discomfort would be felt by some viewers. Gummo and Julien Donkey-Boy are not for all tastes. All I will say about the latter is that Werner Herzog is memorable and reminds some of us that he made a not dissimilar film back in 1970, titled, Even Dwarfs Started Small (Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen); which had an obvious influence on Korine.
I recommend checking out either Gummo or Julien Donkey-Boy but especially, Even Dwarfs Started Small.
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