Most beautiful, heartbreaking movie I’ve seen a long time… cried again and again and then some more.
It’s a story that feels somewhat familiar overall, but amazingly I find almost every scene from this to be unforgettable and powerful, mainly thanks to unreal cinematography and grounded performances. Those crowd work shots are crazy. New favorite of mine.
This takes the cake for quirkiest movie I’ve seen in a long time! Mostly a good thing actually, which is very surprising for me, considering how easily I can become repulsed by this kind of movie… you know, the kind that has perpetually static/geometric cinematography with a intentionally rigid and cold acting style, contrasting against with the emotional undercurrent and humorous sensibilities of the film itself. Reminds me of a certain popular filmmaker, one that I like but usually am…
First, a little entry on the weirdly oversized importance of this screening and Q&A to me:
After a shit year of job searching and after another year of not being sure of where I want to exist, and with my love/hate relationship with New York altogether intensifying every week, this little screening and Q&A made me really remember that it's not always possible to get the same experiences elsewhere. Somehow, *I* was mildly nervous going into this event even though…
You know how there are certain foods that you can keep on eating and eating and they still don’t make you feel full? This was the movie equivalent of that for me. Just passed right through. As Austin said, “why couldn’t they have gotten someone weirder to direct this?”
