Written up for "The House...": http://www.thehousenextdooronline.com/2008/12/immediate-impressions-3-le-vent-de-la.html Thanks for making this available, all.
This was so stunningly beautiful. It took so much out of me to watch it and yet the reward was worth it. This is my first experience with Garrel and I am looking forward to many, many more.
How strange that Garrel, who is known for shooting in such luminous, textured black and white, has shot this film in a very down-played color palette. Then again, since the film is in some ways an ode to a fire-red Porsche, perhaps this was the only option the film dictated? The color of the Porsche tears through the images of the film...