Review of 35 Shots of Rum (2009) by Tyler D — 15 Jan 2011
International Film magazine Sight and Sound declared Claire Denis as the finest film director working today and I can see why. There are a couple of reasons why 35 Shots of Rhum is a magnificent little film and Claire Denis is a master director.
1) It is a French modern day drama without being a typical "French" film meaning characters don't sit and randomly talk about philosophy and life and relationships.
2) It handles delicately a father-daughter relationship, something that is absolutely non existent in contemporary cinema. The culture today has very little time for older people and in turn, cinema has very little time for older characters as Guardian's Ann Bilson talked about recently. So it was refreshing to see a film about 4 principal characters, 2 of who belong to the older generation.
3) It is set in modern day France but has an all black cast and yet never even makes a glancing blow to make the point that "look I am making a film in France about black people.
This review of 35 Shots of Rum (2009) was written by Tyler D on 15 Jan 2011.
35 Shots of Rum has generally received positive reviews.
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