“God does not forsake forever. He may punish, yet he will have compassion. He does not willingly afflict the children of men.”
Felt very emotional today so I rewatched this to remind myself how terrible everything is. One of the most crushing films I’ve ever seen. I think Bresson’s signature blank faced direction is at its most effective here. One particular scene of Marie’s father finding her nude and beaten, his face unflinching even at a sight that gruesome, stuck…
For the actress’s most intimate scenes a body double was used. It’s not her body, it’s an extension of a fictional character
A gay man, a man on the outside, a neutral party, has four nights to watch a woman when she’s most vulnerable. Studying her femininity like a lab animal. Four nights in the most intimate conditions would have anyone grow attachment to their subject, but he has no interest in women, even a misogynistic disposition. But on the…
Still collating
Thoughts don’t manifest quickly with a film like this. Could write a paper on this, but not today.
My roommate watched this with his gf because it was the random movie I have that they picked out. They loved it tho!
How do you even make this
I was most curious to see how Nolan would create depth for his characters without being able to give them a dead wife
This didn’t feel like a movie, rather a collection of scenes brought together with editing, kept waiting for it to turn into a movie
Does Nolan know how human people talk to each other??
Paul’s visions are a Dior perfume ad with the Rio De Jenaro filter
