like: the split-screen, particularly when our heroine is framed right down the centre of the divide, a poignant symbol of her fractured mind that gaspar noé has been building to his entire career; the momentary blink between shots; lebrun’s authentic portrayal of dementia that reminds me of my grandmother’s final years, particularly that puzzled fog of befuddlement behind the eyes that occasionally gives way to dread; the long camera-crawls through the pair’s gorgeous parisian apartment; noé’s surprising level of restraint…
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Purple Noon 1960
like: looking at alain delon; a jolly soundtrack contrasted with the dark, murderous plot; bella clément’s wardrobe choices - particularly the infamous grey summer-suit paired with a white shirt unbuttoned to the chest revealing sunburn; watching a desperate person scheming to survive; looking at alain delon.
dislike: how quickly people die in older films - a bump to the back of the neck or a knife to the chest and two seconds later they’re face-up on the pavement.
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019
Tarantino’s most romantic, lush and digressive film - soaked in dust, cigar smoke and neon light (who even cares about plot anymore???).
I love everything about it, including Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, an old-school-cool stunt double for big Hollywood star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), acting out a real life spaghetti western while Dalton plays a cowboy on the set of his latest flick.
Notably, Dalton finds redemption in an unforgettable scene involving a working flamethrower he kept from an earlier…
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