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Revoir Paris (2022)
Moving portrait of coping with collective trauma
This movie shows very well what (I imagine) it happens after an event like the one from November 2015 in Paris: life just cannot be the same. Survivors are haunted by what they have experienced and they feel deeply connected to the other people that survived - many of whom feel the urge to revisit the bistro where this took place and make sense of what happened. This experience is so profound, intimate and shifting for someone that this basically creates a new family, of survivors, at the expense of the existing relationships.
The main character finds herself trying to remember what happened, partly because she is being accused of blocking herself in a toilet in the moment of the attack and denying a hiding place for the others, partly because she cannot find shelter in her former relationships (friends, lover) all of which don't seem to understand why she cannot move on.
Among trauma, PTSD (portrayed in a very compelling way) and her struggle to piece things together, we also discover hope and human connection, and this is one of those movies where suspension of disbelief works. At some point I was actually surprised to recognize an actor from other movies, it just didn't occur to me that I was not watching a piece of real life. Leaving cheesiness aside, I highly recommend this one.
The King (2019)
Feels authentic
There are certain movies that somehow deliver what I personally perceive as an authentic medieval atmosphere: gloomy, dark, dirty, where life and hope and fragile but with sometimes deep and unexpected spiritual depths. Bergman's movies - Wild Strawberries and the Seventh Seal are in this way. This I value more that 100% historical accuracy, as it allows you to immerse into those times. And The King somehow reminded me of the atmosphere in Bergman's movies. Also the way the bishops are carried in the French lands reminded me of Aguire: the Wrath of God. I had zero expectations about this movie but somehow kept my full attention on a Saturday evening and that's a rare thing :)
Tiger King (2020)
South park material
When watching this documentary i often get the feeling of watching some raw south park material before getting parodied in an episode. It is all there: people with twisted personalities, high on drama and hungry for attention, all wrapped up in Americana theme.
Very entertaining to watch, feel bad about the animals though.