A Lake - Philippe Grandrieux.
Um, how to sum up ‘A Lake’? Extreme close up – minimal dialogue – heightened emotions – obscured narrative. This is almost like an instillation or experimentation with form that got turned into a feature. Its good if only because its so different from anything else you’ll see at MIFF.
An Education - Lone Scherfig
All star cast (Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson) and slick production values belie the slightly creepy subject matter. However I suppose its shows how much society has changed that whats creepy today was the norm only a few decades ago.
The dashingly good-looking Danny (Dominic Cooper) and the hilarious Helen (Rosamund Pike) are the support cast that steal every scene they appear in as well.
However the last 20 minutes and the neatly tied up sweet ending betrays the rest of this film that leads a viewer to believe that An Education is not your standard Hollywood feel good.
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