Review of Post Tenebras Lux (2012) by Mikael K — 16 Mar 2014
Mexican director Carlos Reygadas's "Post Tenebras Lux" is like an odd dream. In the beginning I found it completely enchanting. I was reminded of the very best work of David Lynch. But the thing doesn't hold up.
There is a narrative in the film, but it gets obscured by the dreamscape. I'd love to love this, as I'm a big fan of surreal cinema, but it just doesn't work for me for the whole of 115 minutes one is made to live through it.
It's always difficult to analyse why a movie is tedious or engaging, and even more difficult to explain why certain surrealism is powerful and another feels like dadaistic nonsense. I can't do it here either, I'm afraid. I can only say that "Post Tenebras Lux" didn't swallow me inside it. It plays out like a dream but I didn't experience it as a dream of my own as you do with successful surrealism.
This review of Post Tenebras Lux (2012) was written by Mikael K on 16 Mar 2014.
Post Tenebras Lux has generally received positive reviews.
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