Finally a film about art that didn't bore me to tears. Nice balance between art and adventure, with a little philosophy tossed in on the side. The documentary is about Bas Jan Ader, an artist from California who would film himself doing extreme stunts like taking falls out of trees and from the tops of houses. At moments it almost resembles an earlier, artier Jackass.
When the film opens, we learn that Bas Jan disappeared into thin air, and the documentary then bit by bit pieces his life together, leading to some remarkable realizations that really make the film stand out as a cut above the rest. Most films would have treated his story in the same old, life to death biopic we've all seen a million times. This offers something fresh.
Highly recommended to anyone with a little intelligence and sense of adventure.
