This is quite a stunning achievement in terms of visuals and art direction but on an emotional levels it feels empty and superficial.
Employing the tenets of the cinema du look aesthetic, director Leos Carax has concocted an urban fairy tale without the dashing prince. Set on and around the Pont nNeuf in Paris, it tells the story of two lovestruck and alienated people who live as vagabonds yet the bridge acts as their symbolic anchoring point. Both have mysterious, dark pasts but Carax is more interested in their visual engagement with the story rather than their emotional core.
There are many dazzling set-pieces and spectacular scenes that are among the most cinematic ever filmed, but it leaves you feeling empty. Denis Lavant and Juliette Binoche, of course, give stunning performances, but this films feel more experimental than fully realised. It's definitely one of the most visually stunning films anyone is likely to see.
Employing the tenets of the cinema du look aesthetic, director Leos Carax has concocted an urban fairy tale without the dashing prince. Set on and around the Pont nNeuf in Paris, it tells the story of two lovestruck and alienated people who live as vagabonds yet the bridge acts as their symbolic anchoring point. Both have mysterious, dark pasts but Carax is more interested in their visual engagement with the story rather than their emotional core.
There are many dazzling set-pieces and spectacular scenes that are among the most cinematic ever filmed, but it leaves you feeling empty. Denis Lavant and Juliette Binoche, of course, give stunning performances, but this films feel more experimental than fully realised. It's definitely one of the most visually stunning films anyone is likely to see.