A feeling of familiarity

[frenchani]

Yesterday evening I went to the cinema and saw Lost River, a film written and directed by Ryan Gosling. It got mixed reviews over here, and honestly I didn't like it. It looked like Gosling wanted to emulate Nicolas Winding Refn - his film especially recalled Only God Forgives -, but when Windeing Refn's movies are atmospheric, intriguing and a bit

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[petzipellepingo]

It didn't get great reviews here either but it was filmed in Detroit so it had some local interest.

[frenchani]

Yeah the "rust belt" is quite a character in the film, lots of talk about crisis or unpayed mortgages, and many "rusty things" industrial wasteland, many deserted houses or burning houses (obviously Gosling loves shooting burning houses).