Post by JangoB on Sept 21, 2022 0:21:15 GMT
The movie that beat Belfast's ass at the Irish Academy Awards and became the highest-grossing Irish-language film of all time. It's also Ireland's submission for Best International Film at the upcoming Oscars.
I thought it was quite good. I've seen a few people describe it as 'deceptively simple' but I don't think there's anything deceptive about its simplicity at all - the movie is decidedly stripped-down and simple, and it is precisely from that simplicity that the power of the piece arises. We spend pretty much every minute of the film with the titular girl and I think we're meant to not only see but to perceive everything entirely from her point of view. Which is why we don't get big dialogue scenes or deep dives into the people around her. We experience them with and through her, gradually establishing a bond that is sure to prove heartbreaking by the end. Despite its rather obvious and expected nature, the finale is indeed as moving as anything I've seen in a 2022 film so far, making the fairly sparse and low-key preceding 90 minutes absolutely worth it.
The three main actors - Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett - are very strong. There's a tremendous quality to Clinch's eyes which makes it feel like they can tell a hundred stories. Alongside deep sadness within them shines the light of curiosity and affection, and sometimes all of the above can be found in a single glance. Even if the film leaves you cold I can't quite imagine not being moved by her performance.
Has anyone else seen it? What did you think?
I thought it was quite good. I've seen a few people describe it as 'deceptively simple' but I don't think there's anything deceptive about its simplicity at all - the movie is decidedly stripped-down and simple, and it is precisely from that simplicity that the power of the piece arises. We spend pretty much every minute of the film with the titular girl and I think we're meant to not only see but to perceive everything entirely from her point of view. Which is why we don't get big dialogue scenes or deep dives into the people around her. We experience them with and through her, gradually establishing a bond that is sure to prove heartbreaking by the end. Despite its rather obvious and expected nature, the finale is indeed as moving as anything I've seen in a 2022 film so far, making the fairly sparse and low-key preceding 90 minutes absolutely worth it.
The three main actors - Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett - are very strong. There's a tremendous quality to Clinch's eyes which makes it feel like they can tell a hundred stories. Alongside deep sadness within them shines the light of curiosity and affection, and sometimes all of the above can be found in a single glance. Even if the film leaves you cold I can't quite imagine not being moved by her performance.
Has anyone else seen it? What did you think?
