Cycle 𝐆𝐮𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭 (5/7) | « Paranoid Park » : Le monde où l’on skate

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 suit un jeune homme dont la planche, peu utilisée mais toujours agrippée, est un signe d’isolement. Laissant de côté le théâtre flamboyant des relations adolescentes et la célébration vibrante des figures accomplies, l’œuvre singulière de Gus Van Sant aborde la pratique des rampes par son versant noir et métaphysique.

https://www.rayonvertcinema.org/paranoid-park-gus-van-sant/

#gusvansant #vansant #paranoidpark

I had #France in my #CriterionChannel queue since it hit the service in 2021, and I finally watched it yesterday.

#LéaSeydoux is great in service of a #movie that's a dash of #Cassavetes, a pinch of #VanSant, a dollop of #FrenchNewWave, and likely many more references/homages I missed.

It's a disjointed #film that feels like a musical composition with a central structure that veers off into disparate solos before returning to its core, and has an ending that seems to punish the main character.