still not really sure what to make of this one, which is not a new experience for me with these recent gaspar noé movies. but what i Can say for now is this somehow uses his signature style to make something more intimate than anything he’s done, and it works really well. loaded? sure, i really wish he took more than what seemed like a month to edit this one. but the spontaneity at which this extremely dense movie was put together both heightens the rawness he’s going for and is also just pretty inspiring. if anything it proves the greater effect his aggressive style can have if he decides to take it seriously. idk if “seriously” is the right word but…

to all those whose brains will decompose before their hearts 

gaspar noé: pain 

the saddest thing when your body turns on you, and the saddest thing when Gaspar Noé rubs it in our face; showcasing the untimely outcome of our evident expiration date. 
exceptional storytelling here, a very humanistic / touching side of Noé that we surely don’t get to see enough of, his use of split screen gives us the opportunity to see the small things that become habits in a relationship, the things you’d miss when you lose someone close to you. Gaspar is known for using gimmicks in his films; here, split-screen which optimized the couples experiences throughout their day to day lives, following each, long take…

Gaspar Noé's most contemplative and personal film. It's about an old couple who have been together for many decades. One random night, the wife wakes up and can't remember where she is. Just like that starts the beginning of the end. The opening text reads "To all those whose brain will decompose before their hearts." I think that better represents the sadness and helplessness of the film more than anything else.

Françoise Lebrun and Dario Argento play the married couple, with their names credited simply as Mother and Father. Lebrun is amazing and it's cool to see her in a more recent art house film since all of the classics she was in during the 70s. Seeing Argento here is…