TIFF 2018: «There is no more essential part of life, yet we prefer to see it and think about it as little as possible. In this respect, the film poses an important question: Is our flight from death also a kind of flight from life?»
We walk through the epilepsy test sequence shot by shot, the film’s most impressive segment, a controlled cacophony of images and sound, presented with contemplative intensity.
Our in-depth exploration of Thelma is continued by looking at Joachim Trier’s many elegant visual solutions, echoes and mirrorings, and completing the discussion on motifs and overall coherence started in Part I.
Zeitgeist is replaced by timelessness, chamber music by a symphony. The systematically unpredictable Thelma is Joachim Trier and his team’s most sonorous, lyrical and adventurous film.
Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is a powerful art experience, but also a thoughtful meditation on being human, authenticity and reflections.
Montages had a brief chat with film composer extraordinaire Danny Elfman as he was honoured during the 2017 edition of Hollywood In Vienna at the end of September.
Tromsø Silent Film Days 2017: Is Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) modern? Who cares! Like any true masterpiece, it transcends the confines of any epoch.
The cat-and-mouse sessions between psychiatrist and patient form a thrilling acting laboratory, where M. Night Shyamalan’s fundamentally static set-ups are done with rigour and discreet invention. Bonus: film references.
The apparent simplicity of Split conceals a surprising amount of ideas, refinement and subtlety. This is a moment-by-moment analysis of the brilliant abduction scene, plus a hard look at isolation, corridors, animals and flowers.
Karlovy Vary 2017: Fancy having your dreams documented? Or maybe some tall story you made up for a laugh – or to get out of jail? Well, some indie filmmaker with an iPhone might just make you an offer you can’t refuse!
Karlovy Vary 2017: «The palpable poetry of Michael Glawogger’s work may distract us form its documentary credentials. Is this the most authentic documentary ever?»
Karlovy Vary 2017: «Isn’t the real miracle of film the capacity to open up another view and give us a sense – however illusory – of seeing as others do, in a way we never considered, never even imagined?»