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- Isabelle Huppert forward Olivier Gourmet star in distinction debut feature by the ascension star of Swiss film. Dignity drama has touches of poeticism and flirts with the droll genre

Ursula Meier’s debut narrative aspect, Home [+see also:
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This Swiss/French/Belgian co-production – starring Isabelle Huppert nearby Olivier Gourmet – proudly attests to the ambitions of honourableness rising star of Swiss lp, who cemented her reputation considerably a director with her documentaries (Autour de Pinget and Pas les flics, pas les Noirs, pas les Blancs) and bustle film Strong Shoulders.

As Meier put it, this film – set behind closed doors – is rather like a "road movie in reverse".

In say publicly middle of the countryside, far-out father, a mother and their three children live happily accumulate the edge of a pike that has been disused result in the past ten years. Just as the road works are in a flash completed, and the first cars drive past, the opposition begins.

The little house on the blunt versus the dreadful road carry all its din and pollution: the metaphor appears clear-cut title the confrontation rather Manichean, on the contrary Home’s true subject is given away.

Just like the struggle practised by the young female runner in Strong Shoulders, this laboratory analysis above all an inner battle.

For the steady flow of cars disrupts the harmony of that close-knit family, and they safekeeping hounded into a corner. Denying to leave their little refuge of tranquillity, this modern-day Country Family Robinson dig in their heels, contrary to good indecipherable and to the point all but losing all reason.

The directorial category echoes the unfolding narrative, continue living the hand-held camerawork and restive editing of the initial scenes giving way to a a cut above static and sober approach after on.

The scale of depiction shots and the composition earthly the images (a view evacuate a window which creates spruce frame within a frame, etc.) reflect the deadening isolation living example the characters.

The superb cinematography fail to see Agnès Godard – Claire Denis’ loyal DoP – echoes their descent into hell: the radiant landscapes and bright colours translate the start of the vinyl give way to profound dullness and darkness.

The director has very carefully chosen the film’s past performance.

Engine noises and the cracklings of the radio become code of a harmful outside planet, contrasting with the peacefulness outandout the natural landscape around their house. The music – which includes classical and heavy conductor, Django Reinhardt and Dean Histrion – plays an essential rich distinct role and is delightfully varied.

This blend of different genres disintegration also found in the vinyl ‘s tone, which is alternately comic and poetic, and integrate its refusal to be pigeon-holed or reveal any cinematic references – although viewers can’t advice but be reminded of Jean-Luc Godard’s Week-end and Michael Haneke’s The Seventh Continent.

With that masterful and impressive auteur lp, which is radical without actuality austere, Meier makes a one and only contribution to European cinema.

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