Description—but it’s certainly opaque, chilly, existential, ethereal—works as a silent film for most of it (which makes me wish she went even more out there with the mise-en-scene)—it is a medication on grief and alienation
Love the flashing light from the xmas tree—it would pick up again at the neon infused party and yet again with the strobe lights at the club/disco
Handheld camera for much of it
L’avventura works—maybe a bit of Repulsion from Polanski
to the viewer expecting a narrative with momentum they’ll have this—seemingly throwaway scenes are ways of Ramsay (and Samantha Morton who is excellent) showing how much the character is in her own head—high— staring into space.
Uses the window rain as a tear like In Cold Blood
Hypnotic—delves in and out of focus with the camera
Tinted Spain landscapes remind me of traffic lighting approach
The running of the bulls is like an Easy Rider Mardi Gras scene
Stunning shot of a phone booth by the sea
It is a true achievement for Morton
Love the slow-motion ending in the club again with the vacant gaze
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