Pieta

I can't believe this is a short film. The title fits so perfectly with the atmosphere, the camera movements and the color palette ! Tears highlighted as if we were in a Caravaggio painting ; darkness seeping into a young boy's still eyes as if we were in a Goya one ; bodies filmed as frescos and sculptures of a bygone michelangelan era.

The cinematography is amazing for a debut. One of the highlights of this short are the shadows that encapsulate the emotional parts. The shot of him being held by his friend’s mother where his friend committed suicide towards the end is straight out of a renaissance painting, absolutely beautiful.

Wierd. Most clearly felt like debut of Joachim Trier, the silent ambiguity, the confusing narrative, the unconventional ending. This movie/film felt like a fading memory itself. The emotional connect of The mother and Julien felt strong and needed, the after effect of shared guilt. Pietà, the work depicting Mary holding the dead body of Jesus and the direct visual referance to it in the end of the movie was great. Thats it.

I can't believe this is a short film. The title fits so perfectly with the atmosphere, the camera movements and the color palette ! Tears highlighted as if we were in a Caravaggio painting ; darkness seeping into a young boy's still eyes as if we were in a Goya one ; bodies filmed as frescos and sculptures of a bygone michelangelan era.

The cinematography is amazing for a debut. One of the highlights of this short are the shadows that encapsulate the emotional parts. The shot of him being held by his friend’s mother where his friend committed suicide towards the end is straight out of a renaissance painting, absolutely beautiful.