Circling the drain. Day after day, a single mother searches through Paris for a job and housing. Day after day, she is turned away from employers and landlords alike. The money in her wallet slowly dwindles, and the future looks increasingly bleak. As a portrait of a woman in an ever-growing, ever more exhausting state of economic desperation, this short feature is rigorous, stripped down, and intensely moving. With voiceover that mirrors the on-screen action, there is a fascinating combination…
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Repast 1951
"Floating on the current of life, exhausted from swimming." Naruse approaches the stultifying effect of domestic routine with a balance of frankness and sensitivity. With visual flourish kept to a minimum, attention is given to the performances. The discontent that comes through Setsuko Hara's cuts deep.
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Who knew Australian mumblecore was even a thing, let alone that it’s this enchanting? The milieu and deceptively airy surface might evoke Rohmer, but the awkward struggles to communicate amongst self-absorbed millennials are more like something out of a Bujalski film than an eloquent Rohmerian gabfest. That said, the unique rhythm and sense of place, the latter established through frequently off-kilter shots of Sydney’s cityscape and sunny coastline, are all Vaughan’s own, and a tremendous delight.
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