简介：BasedonHermanBang'snovelMikael,Vingarneisasilentmelodramaaboutanartist'sloveforhisnewfoundmalemodel.Radically,thefilmopenswithdirectorStillerandhiscinematographercomingacrossasensualstaueofIcarusinthegardensinStockholm.Thenthemovieproperbegins,withartistClaudeZoretstruckbyloveatfirstsightfortheyoungMikaelinawoodland;headoptsMikael,whoservesasinspirationforhislatestsculpture.InevitablyMikaelgetshiswingsburntwhenhestartscourtingZoret'spatron,theunscrupulousLadyLucia;painedbyMikael'sdesertion,Zoretdiesduringafiercestormbeforehisstaueofthenakedboy. WatchingVingarne75yearsafteritsproductionisanextraordinaryexperience.It'seasytogetcaughtupinthefragmentaryfeelofthenarrative,toworktoohardatfollowingthestoryinsteadofgivinguptoitsoriginalallusiveness.So,sometipstotapintothatintendedsense:First,bearinmindthatbothnovelistBanganddirectorStillerwereknowntobegay. Second,it'sinterestingtocompareVingarnewithCarlDreyer'sfilmofthesamenovel(alsocalledMikael).ManyofthegreatlysensualscenesfromDreyer'sfilmareforeshadowedinthefirstversion. Finally,themoststartling--andinfuriatinglybrief--thingaboutVingarneistheframingdeviceandtheideaofafilm-within-a-film.Confrontedbythebarestremainsofhisextraordinaryconceit,wecanonlyimaginewhattheoriginalfeltlike. ##from:http://www.gay.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/?733…