Review of Heart of a Dog (2015) by Justin Chang for Variety — 15 Sep 2015
While this alternately goofy, serious, lyrical and beguiling cine-essay serves primarily as a loving tribute to the memory of Anderson’s rat terrier, Lolabelle, its roving, free-associative structure brings together all manner of richly eccentric musings on the evasions of memory, the limitations of language and storytelling, the strangeness of life in a post-9/11 surveillance state, and the difficulty and necessity of coming to terms with death.
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This review of Heart of a Dog (2015) was written by Justin Chang and published by Variety on 15 Sep 2015.
Heart of a Dog has generally received positive reviews.
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