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Ammonite 2020
My expectations were way too high here, and it hurts.
The main issue is glaringly obvious from the moment the main characters meet: the romantic chemistry isn’t there at any moment. At one point Saoirse’s character says that Mary is caring for her like her daughter, and that’s exactly the problem. I don’t mind an age gap, but if motherhood is such a central piece of the movie it just feels like that’s all their relationship should have been, and…
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Cléo from 5 to 7 1962
« I think my fear is gone. I think I’m happy. »
I always need a minute after watching this, because it’s just so much. Agnes Varda could really transport people: the long cab rides, the busy cafés, Cleo’s wanderings in the city... There’s life pouring out of every scene.