A strong opening with “masks people where” conversation and a woman trying to give her daughter away for a better life
Person name in chapter breaks and then breaking into like a Sex, Lies and Videotape type of interview or that from Lenny
Set in Haiti
Rampling is a damn lioness- knowledge of the island, language, resort, people—she’s making power moves
It’s an unflinching look at racism and social inequities
Rampling’s (Ellen) character tries to run off with Legba but is rejected- Brenda (Karen Young) goes with another man that night- she comes off initially as the good (or at least more sensitive of the two female leads) but she’s not- she’s a monster. The murder plot for Legba is set up weakly
His murder is meant to be shown as inconsequential- bound to be repeated due to the situation. These are naïve and insensitive women
Rampling is superb here. She’s cold but has cracks of vulnerability—this isn’t in the archives without her
It’s a social statement without being heavy-handed
Sloppy voiceover at the finale with Karen Young’s character. It’s a gorgeous shot and good writing as she leaves the island but it’s the first time that voiceover like that has been introduced.
There is overall symmetry in the narrative- begins and ends with them coming and going from island
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