Friday, April 8, 2011

Fish Tank

England d/ Andrea Arnold

This was my second time with this film and, if anything, it was even more powerful. Rich, incisive look at the life of a 15 yo girl, living in a council flat with a sister and an unloving mother who is desperate for love/affection and finds it in a place that is not OK.

Astonishing lead performance, hand-held camera work that actually served the story well...agonizing tension throughout as the director plays with our fears for this out-of-control girl.

This was as fine a first film as I've ever seen.

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