Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
You shouldn't go to see this film expecting to see a scenario with multiple twists and turns or breathtaking shots. Past lives is simple, modestly staged and in total harmony with its story. The introductory scene plunges us straight into the film, announcing its subject: who are we?
We'll spend the whole film trying to answer this question through a series of interrogations.
I thought of Aftersun during the film, not necessarily in terms of content (even if certain subjects…
A film well anchored in its time, a description of our world, our society and its superficiality. The film is perhaps a little too exaggerated, pushed to its limits. But in the end, maybe that's the point of the film and what makes it interesting. Because that's precisely what our society is all about, the society of the spectacle, a society where nothing is done by halves and everything is of value and interest.
Apart from that, the editing is really very interesting and inspiring in certain scenes.