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BasedonHermanBang'snovelMikael,Vingarneisasilentmelodramaaboutanartist'sloveforhisnewfoundmalemodel.Radically,thefilmopenswithdirectorStillerandhiscinematographercomingacrossasensualstaueofIcarusinthegardensinStockholm.Thenthemovieproperbegins,withartistClaudeZoretstruckbyloveatfirstsightfortheyoungMikaelinawoodland;headoptsMikael,whoservesasinspirationforhislatestsculpture.InevitablyMikaelgetshiswingsburntwhenhestartscourtingZoret'spatron,theunscrupulousLadyLucia;painedbyMikael'sdesertion,Zoretdiesduringafiercestormbeforehisstaueofthenakedboy.<br/>　　WatchingVingarne75yearsafteritsproductionisanextraordinaryexperience.It'seasytogetcaughtupinthefragmentaryfeelofthenarrative,toworktoohardatfollowingthestoryinsteadofgivinguptoitsoriginalallusiveness.So,sometipstotapintothatintendedsense:First,bearinmindthatbothnovelistBanganddirectorStillerwereknowntobegay.<br/>　　Second,it'sinterestingtocompareVingarnewithCarlDreyer'sfilmofthesamenovel(alsocalledMikael).ManyofthegreatlysensualscenesfromDreyer'sfilmareforeshadowedinthefirstversion.<br/>　　Finally,themoststartling--andinfuriatinglybrief--thingaboutVingarneistheframingdeviceandtheideaofafilm-within-a-film.Confrontedbythebarestremainsofhisextraordinaryconceit,wecanonlyimaginewhattheoriginalfeltlike.<br/>　　##from:<ahref=&quot;https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gay.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2Freviews%2F%3F733&link2key=ff3a505ae6&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;>http://www.gay.com/e<wbr/>ntertainment/movies/<wbr/>reviews/?733</a>