Review of Red Lights (2004) by Nate A — 07 May 2008
A quite disturbing and minimalist examination of French middle-class existence. It reminds me of Haneke's 'Hidden' in that it demonstrates the repressed tension and violence underlying the banal placidity of an ordinary marriage.
Kahn's film is a wonderfully black investigation of how middle-class oppressiveness can result in people going off the rails entirely. The film is minimal in its use of emotional effects, and in a Hitchcockian way has a mysterious narrative structure which is unsettling as the events themselves.
The journey into the 'heart of darkness' in the midst of massive traffic reminds me of Godard's 'Weekend', but it's not quite as breezy and exuberant as Godard. An admirable film that is more than it seems on the surface.
This review of Red Lights (2004) was written by Nate A on 07 May 2008.
Red Lights has generally received positive reviews.
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