compelling enough in its experimentation of form, rides the line between palatable and alienating. it’s not without its problems, however, and often messy. 

trying to keep it all the threads together in the beginning helps create a very strong sense of investment that builds well but ultimately fails to deliver in the last act. felt like it was ending for the last 50 minutes. the meta-meta play between irony in the biopic, sincerity of the musical, neither of the museum, and…

easily the most joyful and optimistic of the 90’s rivette i’ve seen, and a culmination of all of the bits he does best clicking together effortlessly. painfully beautiful interior and costume work as always, i’m hesitant to let a film lead by how it looks but its so locked in during this era, its undeniably a part of the affect. each lead taking their own piece of the narrative pie and utilizing the crossover when needed allows for a surprising…