an erotic coming of age tale. whichhhh, what the hell does that even mean? i don't know how i would put the film into words yet. my attention never digressed, but it was not a film i saw in order to escape into either. however, i am not someone who likes cinema as a mode of an escape. for this reason, i applaud how david mackenzie (the director) approached the screenplay. he distilled a fragment of time without becoming concerned with informing the audience of all the details of the character's past years. as a viewer, i lived the exact moments that main character, hallam, did himself. the film's themes are escapism, voyeurism and attaining presence in order to replace absence. a few characters could have been removed entirely from the film (i think) but aside from that i recommend seeing it. i hope american filmmaking can become less resistant to this type of film as well as making these sort of films - a glimpse at a life, rather than the complete consumption of a life - a concern for the theme, rather than a specific story. in my opinion, the story was a compliment to the theme and the meaning was more memorable than the story.
i bought the soundtrack immediately. this song is here on my own by u.n.p.o.c.
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