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amerindie   w/d Todd Haynes   Julianne Moore

Haynes' brilliant existential drama. Carol White is suffering from an excess of material prosperity which has left her with nowhere to go. The vacuousness of the rewards she has received has left her questioning her role, her place in society (where am I?), her value to her family and friends. This angst manifests in physical symptoms which, symbolically, are presented as the things and conditions of modern life.

Unusually intelligent film. Things are ambiguous and left unresolved. Framing and pacing were first rate. Moore was transcendent in her first starring role. An outstanding film which hash't dated at all. In fact if there is ever a revolution I could see this film used by the new enlightened as an object lesson in what was wrong with things before.

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