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Born of Fire

(Film, 1987)

Born on Fire is a horror film that finds its interest in the visual imagery created by director Jamil Dehlavi who constructs the film based on the Islamic religion, therefore the presence of the Djinn, the quotations of passages from the Koran on Iblis, that is, what is the devil for the Jewish-Christian religions,

The film creates fascinating and evocative images, the visions of the musician Paul, the basement of the mosque in flames where the master flutist resides, the villain of the film and many other moments with well-constructed shots that therefore create atmosphere.
The exteriors of the depiction of the Turkish village work and the scenes are beautiful when the exterior of the mosque, of the musician Paul's refuge and of the woman who follows him are immersed in white with these circular pools of water to create pictorial images.
The narrative is nebulous in the sense that Paul is a classical musician who begins to hear and be attracted by a strange melody as well as the woman, in the film who has no name, beautiful i shots and reverse shots of the latter at the beginning of the film with the master flautist as she shows attraction and in fact the film proceeds in this wake.
The two characters enter the Turkish village and especially the woman carries out actions because she is attracted, they are both fascinated by this aura that pervades the film, Paul discovers that his father, also a musician, met and was the victim of the master musician, he has the task, followed by the guide Bilal, to defeat him.

And It's true that the narrative doesn't have much connection, it almost seems like there's a lack of scenes that group together and unite the various events, so the film doesn't always feel cohesive, creating this foggy atmosphere which is nevertheless well suited to the context of the film.
The actions of the characters and the progress of the story continue through images, with the figure of the master flutist who creates attraction, bringing mental disorder to the couple and therefore to the spectator.
Yes, as written, some scenes do not seem to have a strong logical connection , the girl's birth does not seem to lead to anything and as written from one moment to the next the characters change position and place, it is up to the spectator to accept this, immersing himself in an experience that is certainly more visual than narrated but which knows how to fascinate and allows itself to be followed .