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  Review by RatJacko ★★★½

  Not at all surprised that Harmony Korine had a personal connection to Lovers on the Bridge. That man watched two hobos fuck and he saw god

  This is a really satisfying documentary on one of the weirdest directors out there. It's a little light on content since Carax is notoriously tight-lipped, but the tracing of his works and themes is really nicely put together. Whoever was in charge of putting his films in montage has a really good eye for the aesthetic continuity throughout his work - the spliced together sequence of Denis Lavant running like a madman made me do a little sitting-down happy-jig.

  Short and savory, and really makes me want to 100% this man's filmography. Also Denis Lavant wears this little mariner's toque for his interview and now I want a French remake of The Lighthouse

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  Review by CJ Johnson ★★★

  Better if you’ve seen the films first, but if you hadn’t, doubtful you’d seek out this. A little hagiographic and indulgent, but revealing.

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  Review by isabela nunes ★★★★ 6

  nao me peçam pra explicar mas os filmes do carax têm o mesmo sentimento de giorgio by moroder do daft punk. me faz querer sair correndo e pulando pela rua. ou fechar os olhos debaixo do sol e sentir a pele esquentando. ou entrar num carro e dirigir pra sempre.

  é isso: eu tô irremediavelmente apaixonada. cada novo passo dentro do universo do carax dá fôlego pra alguma coisa em mim que eu ainda não sei o que é, mas que cresce. acorda uma coisa dormente, inventa uma parte de mim que não existia e recria um monte de coisa que eu julgava imutável na minha identidade. acho que se engajar com arte é meio que isso de construir uma…

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  Review by Ryster ★★

  Here's the thing with Mr. X, it's a documentary about Leos Carax's filmography. It's not about the man himself which I thought it was so I was quite disappointed in that sense. Carax's films have got fan bases and this documentary features interviews with actors and crew who worked with him and critics. Was the film interesting, not as much as I would've liked it to be. We start at the start with Boy Meets Girl and I haven't learned a lot about it or behind the scenes other than Carax pushed his actors to their very best, and I thought he would've done that without it getting told to me. Some of the interviews were interesting, Denis Lavant had…

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  Review by David Fortin ★★★

  Un parcours chronologique à travers le cinéma de Carax offert par des extraits audio des rares entrevues du cinéaste, de quelques entrevues plus récentes d'acteurs et réalisateurs proche de lui, puis d'extraits de ses films. Quelques idées intéressantes dans la présentation visuelle. Reste qu'un fan du cinéaste n'apprendra probablement pas tant que ça sur lui, puis un débutant dans son oeuvre en verra probablement trop en extraits. Au final, une bonne façon de rendre une impression condensé de la spécificité et la cohérence de son oeuvre.

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  Review by kuru ★★★★★

  "willing to go to dangerous extremes to poeticize their life"

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  Review by IanB

  Why didn't Kent Jones get a moodily-lit intro like everyone else? Also, drink once every time someone describes Carax as 'unique' or a variant thereof.

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  Review by Bevan R. Clark

  Filmmaker Leos Carax is an enigmatic genius cause all the talking heads in this documentary say so but seeing as it’s the talented likes of Neil Hannon and Kylie Minogue singing his praises, I’ll take their word for it. It’s a bit hard for me to judge this since I have only seen a couple of Carax’s films so I don’t have a very well rounded view on his body of work. That said, this doco does address Lovers On The Bridge which was considered a colossal stinker on its release with its overblown budget. I haven’t seen it but to be known as France’s Ishtar as it’s described here has definitely got me curious. 

  On a side note- I browsed…

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  Review by Kevin Bertolero ★★★½

  In anticipation of Annette, I’m gearing up for a rewatch of Carax’s filmography and figured this would be a good way to start. I’ve got a book on his work that I’ll be reading alongside the films, too. 

  I also recommend the Film Comment Podcast  episode with Sandi Tan (3/23/20) where she talks about Mauvais Sang, Pola X, and Les Amants du Pont-Neuf. 

  Hopefully I don’t have to wait until next year to see his new one :(

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  Review by Sam Prime ★★★

  Neither adds to nor subtracts from Leos Carax's signature mystique.

  Why is the always alluring Eva Mendes credited simply as "Woman?"

  This really has that DVD extra feel, and for good reason, but at least it helped me realize what I meant when, at age 6, I wrote: "when I grow up, I want to write monster movies."

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  Review by Sepehr Omidvaar ★★★½

  رویاهای نادیده و کابوس‌های به وقوع پیوسته نابغه مرموز

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  Review by Jacob Fiala ★★

  Wished I woulda learned more stuff about him and his work. Could have done with a lot less of watching a bunch of different people sayin how great he is