Although I wasn't able to connect to "Spencer" as much as in comparison to its spiritual predecessor "Jackie", I was intruiged to see what Pablo Larraín has to offer in the final part of his unofficial trilogy of suffering women.
And again, Larraín showed his ability to produce great looking shoots, drenched in pittoresque locations with characters in faboulous costumes and accompanied by heavy classical music (this time opera).
However, the story construction, retelling the last week of Maria Callas…
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Civil War 2024
Felt a bit dissapointed about the fact that we never get an explanation what this Civil War is really about.
Then again, this is exactly on purpose: the particular conflict is not important, but the disintegration of societal norms and democratic structures and the importance of journalism.
A interesting road movie with some truly shocking moments (I look at you Jesse Plemons), but in the end I was left yearning for more depth and discussion about the topics depicted.Translated from by
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Columbus 2017
Wow…
Vor dem Schauen hatte ich angenommen, dass der Film mir vor allem als Fan moderner Architektur abholen könnte, doch ich habe nicht erwartet, dass er mich auf einen deutlich anderen Level erreichen wird.
Die Cinematoraphy von Kogonada und Elisha Christian ist phänomenal:
Jeder Shot ist nicht nur auf der visuellen Ebene wunderschön, sondern auch lädt aufgrund des starken Einsatzes von Totalen und langen Shots zum Verweilen und Erkunden ein; jede Kameraeinstellung bekommt Raum zum Atmen. Nicht nur dient die…Translated from by
