A monologue revealing the inner world of a young girl, a talented violinist, playing in a provincial chamber orchestra. It is far from that glamorous constellation of divas who daily pour their cold light from the sky of modern Russian television. It is an amazing combination of beauty, intelligence and talent. That is why she is not a star.
Taika Waititi writes, directs and co-stars in 'Boy', set in 1984 New Zealand. The film does just what Waititi dreamed of — it gave a great coming-of-age story to Māori people without making a story of the Māori people as an exotic other.
The repeated actions, the blood on the petals, the rustling under the floor…An ambient short horror film takes us into another realm.
It's sexy, regardless of what else is going on.
I’m still trying to comprehend the psychological and moral implications of their fascination with each other, or why their almost written-in-the-stars depth of connection makes so much sense.
Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) tells her mother (Laurie Metcalf) that she wants to live through something — something that matters.
