Simon Killer (2012)

We arrive in Paris, France on an overcast day; there is a sense of loss that fills the air, combined with a sense of escapism and the potential to find ourselves. Soon enough, the streetlights house their familiar glow as day fades to night, but then the tunnel vision starts to kicks in; the music blares as we put our headphones on, and all we can do now is seek out what lies in wait for us in Antonio Campos' 2012 feature film, Simon Killer.

 

Mourning over his recent breakup, Simon travels abroad to Paris, where he finds comfort in the arms of Victoria, a prostitute in the stages of recovery from a traumatic past. Teeming with free flowing imagery and withheld information, this gritty character study explores every nook and cranny of the dark impulses of one's mind.

 

The very nature of Simon's interests relate to how visual information is transmitted from the eyes to the visual cortex. What does the world look like through the eyes of another? How do we perceive others and how do they perceive us? Better yet, how do we view ourselves in the world we inhabit?

 

*Spoilers around 30:00*

 

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