Muriel |
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“That was our story!”
-Hélène
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[...ou le temps d'un retour]
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Like a lot of you, I’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time; unlike recent viewers, I was not disappointed by it. Fascinating follow-up to Marienbad, exploring many of the same themes with a greater human component. Delphine Seyrig is sensational in this film: really the first chance I’ve had to see her acting chops (I can’t see Marienbad as much of an actor’s film) and she really hits all the right notes in a compelling performance. I would agree with the points Sidehacker (et al?) have made about the rough editing, but although I noticed it, it didn’t diminish the viewing experience for me. Mainly I think Resnais’ technical work fails because half the time the shots fail to evoke a real rhythm or tempo. The film only fully had me in quieter moments. If the editing had been emotionally effective, this would be a perfect film in my view. As it is, I’ll count that as a “nice try, too bad, but no harm done” and continue to let his engaging meditations on identity, memory and self run around in my brain.
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