It’d be hard to give even a brief synopsis — there isn’t so much of a traditional plot in this film. But what’s interesting is that this movie is a blend of old school “neo-realism” with a dreamy, lyrical, finely-observed cinematic style. There isn’t a boring moment in the movie, even if it isn’t really “about” anything other than lofty themes like lost innocence, redemption, cruelty, etc. Between this and Morvern Callar I’d say Lynne Ramsay is two for two. (Her early, perhaps a bit too poigniant short films are on the Criterion DVD.)
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
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