3/02 7:15 pm Camera 12, 3/4 7:15 PM Camera 12, 3/8 11:00 AM Camera 12

Brendan Keown, the director who brought us Dark Arc at Cinequest 15 is back, with an adaptation of Michael Moriarty’s controversial New York play, “Hitler Meets Christ at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.” The film is pretty much what you might expect: filmed on hand-held cameras in black and white, it shows us the meeting between two derelicts, one of whom believes he is Hitler, and one of whom believes he is Christ. Set on Vancouver’s seedy side, the discussion rambles over various topics just as the characters ramble over the terrain.
Although this is not nearly as pretentious as “Dark Arc,” it comes close. There are moments when the script shines and the scene is intriguing, but many of the scenes are arty and philosophical for their own sake rather than making a new and interesting point, and the music often borders on ham-fisted rather than supporting the images and sounds already on the screen. This is a film for lovers of philosophy, maybe, or film students looking for an example of what not to do.