Tour-de-force acting from newcomer (at least to me) Antoine-Olivier Pilon, and the two women that are basically Dolan’s muses at this point- Clement and Dorval (and it’s a little distracting because the two look alike)
Odd and vibrant film filled with memorable sequences and images that linger for days
Great scene of the trio dancing in the kitchen
Many of the scenes are filled with the cassavettes-like uncomfortableness for the viewer. Von Trier can do this, too- really powerful
Oddly shot in a 1-1 screen ratio. I get the decision as I think Dolan is saying “it’s about the characters” here. I’m not a fan for the most part but the scene in the image here- the entire oasis “wonderwall” montage is a stunner and features a very showy reveal changing aspect ratio as the lead actor literally pushes the sides of the screen apart. I adored this sequence
7-8 beautiful slow-motion shots
The montage of the fake future is really worth noting as well
Features many images of fincher’s green/yellow lighting
Remarkable pop soundtrack- very Oedipal (another Dolan trigger)
Hard to think of the film without 400 blows as well
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The montage of the fake happy future while on route to the prison reminded me a lot of Spike Lee’s 25th Hour which does the exact same thing.