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Mommy – 2014 Dolan
- Dolan’s best film that I’ve seen to date
- 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
- A Must-See film
Drake2022-02-04T21:58:52+00:00
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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.