Much more interesting is the wordless Serge de Cotret's "Theocordis" (2007), a creepy and atmospheric Canadian exercise in religious iconography as the Super 8 camera prowls around a church intercut with disturbing juxtapositions of Christ images and a victimized woman.
The staging is simplistic: a doll, a man and some tools. All these elements are brought together in a basement lit by several spotlights. The Man is a body and a conscience. His role is the infinite potential of sadistic will. The sexual drive, fueled by alcohol and drugs, is so strong that it...
