Review of The Souvenir (2019) by Mauro_Lanari — 25 Jan 2023
(Mauro Lanari).
A toxic relationship caused by the indolence of her who, addicted to love and sex, accepts everything of and from him. She even agrees to let him die of an overdose while whines and runs to mommy. She is so passive that the only correct way to frame her is with a stopped camera. Just to say that there is no bildungsroman, but an uninterrupted stasis, a resignation that cannot fail to have fatal consequences. If the film is semi-autobiographical, how does Hogg not feel ashamed? Why is Scorsese one of the executive producers? Why is Tilda Swindon playing the role she has in real life, that of Julie/Honor's mother? Why an inordinate sequence of English songs? Why so much critical praise? Sundance+A24+BFI: burp.
This review of The Souvenir (2019) was written by Mauro_Lanari on 25 Jan 2023.
The Souvenir has generally received positive reviews.
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