Review of The Souvenir: Part II (2021) by Bertobellamy — 19 Dec 2022
'The Souvenir: Part II" goes full meta and emerges as a cathartic experience: filmmaking as a way of healing. Joanna Hogg delivers a fascinating screenplay that is translated to the screen most creatively.
This multilayered masterpiece reaches its climax with a dream (?) sequence that blurs the line between fiction and reality, concluding with a brilliant shot. And then there's Honor Swinton-Byrne, who embodies in every way what her mother represents for acting.
There's no doubt that she inherited Tilda Swinton's gift. Both parts of 'The Souvenir' define an exercise of assimilating pain and transforming it into art. Oh, and the soundtrack is amazing.
This review of The Souvenir: Part II (2021) was written by Bertobellamy on 19 Dec 2022.
The Souvenir: Part II has generally received positive reviews.
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