35 RHUMS/ 35 Shots of Rum
Showed at Images 2/13/2012
Starring: Alex Descas, Mati Diop
An homage to Yasujiro Ozu’s similarly themed Late Spring (1949), 35 Shots is Denis’s warmest, most radiant work, honoring a family of two’s extreme closeness while suggesting its potential for suffocation. 35 Shots is firmly rooted in place, several scenes unfolding in an apartment building in a run-down section of Paris’s 18th arrondissement, home to Lionel and Joséphine; Gabrielle, an ex of Lionel’s who still aches for him; and Noé, nursing a crush on Joséphine. Dyads align, shift, break, and regroup among the foursome.
- Director: Claire Denis
- Rating: Not Rated
- Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Genre: Drama
“To fall in love with it, viewers only have to be receptive to a movie that examines the ties that bind with grace, wit and depth.”
– Time Out New York
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