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Arianna 2015
I am, will be, and have always been a sucker for a grainy picture in a film, particularly when this frames a northern Italian countryside in summer.
Arianna, written and directed by Carlo Lavangna, is an intimate story of gender identity and the complexities of one’s relating to themselves sexually. In many ways, this is a coming of age film, typified by visual imagery linking continuous movement and discovery to the plight of our eponymous lead.
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Chevalier 2015
A review of a film about the reviewing of men.
Tsangari sets out in Chevalier to dismantle and interpret masculinity. This isn’t a simple task, and at times it feels as though she is attempting an exhibition too complex and extensive to contain within 105 minutes. At other times however, I found myself relating in often uncomfortable ways to the characters on screen, made possible perhaps by the critical distance Tsangari’s sometimes absurdist take on maledom afforded.
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A Man Escaped 1956
Grey. Contemplative. Brutal. Bresson’s A Man Escaped reflects a style of direction easily comparable to the prison environment in which it is set. Incredibly innovative for its time, the narrative does not simply centre around Fontaine, a resistance fighter imprisoned by the Nazis in Lyon, as much as it is actually told by him. Still, eye-level shots create the impression of the protagonist’s point of view as we are guided by claustrophobic scenes and Fontaine’s internal monologue through his decision…
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