UPSTREAM COLOR (2013) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Shane Carruth

 

Written by - Shane Carruth

 

Starring - Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth

 

 

 

"A man and a woman are drawn together and become entangled in the life of an ageless organism. This film by Shane Carruth is a wonderful piece of experimental cinema. With a wonderful visual style which is reminiscent of Terence Malick and an enigmatic but gripping narrative that recalls David Lynch, Upstream Color is strange, hypnotic and downright mysterious yet even occasionally sweet and human in daring to pose huge questions about existentialism. Furthermore, it is creative in every sense – from its visuals, editing and soundtrack, everything seems carefully studied. Nevertheless, it still has that beat style that seems improvised as well as poetic. More than experimental, in fact, this film is interactive. Because Carruth does not seem to follow any strict structural form, he actually chooses to leave some parts of the story disconnected and some gaps for its audience to fill in with their own emotions and perceptions of the film, images and sounds. This approach makes the film very rewarding on levels that are more than superficial, as he is successful in letting the audience play an active part and feel as much pain, pleasure and confusion about relationships, love, hate and the mystery of life as the characters do."

 

 

Drama, USA