UNTITLED Renamed Noise and Artistry
October 27, 2009By Chrisnatha Derosier

All he ever wanted was for his melodies to be understood. For everyone else to hear his overly-complex musical arrangements and deem them pure art.

A melting pot of aspiration, love and art, UNTITLED, is a must-see for the innovative-minded movie-goer.

Our protagonist is the seemingly despondent avant-garde musician, Adrian Jacobs (Adam Goldberg) who struggles to be understood by others as a virtuoso composer. The story follows he and his brother on their journey to reach their ultimate goals: Adrian, to be a famous composer and Josh (Eion Bailey), to be a renowned visual artiste.

Directed by Jonathan Parker, the film stars Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey and Vinnie Jones.

If I were to actually name the film, even though the writers decided to christen it by the absence of a title, I would dub it Noise and Artistry.

Overflowing with satire, this film portrays art in an entirely new and imaginative way, depicting the frustrations of the uber-emotional, post-modern artist.

Josh, the artist - interestingly enough - creates paintings that get hung in corporate lobbies and corner offices that look one in the same.

Adrian's audience, however, is not as receptive.

After a fruitless show starring Adrian and his band, "The New Sound Ensemble, " (Lucy Punch and Michael Paynes) the differentiation between music and noise has to be made. Adrian, a purist, calls his music the very highest form of art, but everyone else around hears noise. Except Madeleine Gray (Shelton).

Madeline, the gorgeous owner of a trendy New York gallery, enjoys the attention-grabbing sound of can-kicking, piano-slamming and piercing screams.

After inviting Adrian to her gallery to perform, Madeleine later extends an invitation for Adrian to attend a party at her place, where they are the only two present.

Boy meets girl and they fall in love…What a great story!

There's only one problem. Josh and Madeline become the victim of a likely, yet somewhat unlikely love triangle. Once the secret is out, the film takes on a different direction.

In short, UNTITLED presents artistic culture in a satirical manner while making pure, loud noise.

It leaves us with an essential lesson for artists and laypeople alike, courtesy of Adrian's musical idol, Mr. Cobalt: "Everyone has an opinion. An artist must find meaning for his art in the process."
 
In the end, the beauty of each character is that as misguided and convoluted their passion may be, they are firmly committed to the process.

UNITITLED opens on November 13 exclusively at Regal Cinemas South Beach.


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