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arlinda
2Mar12
Watch it for the opening sequence alone. And the wit, the saturated color coding, the imaginative bravado...Earlier on I thought Georges was writing the "narrative" and conjuring up the other characters. It was as though he was drafting scenes for a novel-in-progress that didn't quite hang together yet. The final ending (there is more than one!) felt a little arbitrary, though playful and impulsive like the film.
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Michael Harbour
13Jan12
"Wild Grass" really, really, really looked like it was going somewhere interesting and then...not. Marvelous, creative film-making with some very interesting and well-realized characters. And the disappointment doesn't come until late in the film which is well worth seeing despite the let down.
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Kenji
14Jul11
A very elegant, beguilingly mysterious study of mental frailty, obsession and the unexpected paths of fate, with a welcome dash of wit and adventurous spirit thrown in for good measure. A film to be relished and savoured for its use of colour and visual beauty too; Resnais' best for decades.
Colin Landon
5Apr11
This is Resnais latest film. Some parts of the film really are a strong reminder of his excellent shot and camera techniques and then in the later stages of the film, it feels more like a TV drama. The film starts off very strong with the lighting and colors, but then fades a tad in the end. Very open ended narrative but a good eye candy film.
Barbara Giambartolomei
30Mar11
Colorato e un po' folle, pieno di grazia, fotografia meravigliosa, caratteri ossessivi, la voce off è pienamente in parte. Certi film fanno stare meglio.
Joseph Sylvers
11Jan11
Not Resnais's best, the formal style is great and all that, but the story is a messy mix of obsession, botched fantasies, and FRUSTRATION leading only to irony, which the rest of the film is so rich in, it's like eating exquisitely crafted cake made only of frosting. Just meet me and fall in love with me like they do in the movies, or I will slash your tires and introduce you to my wife. Like in the movies!, sys Res.
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FailedImitator
25Dec10
It's incredibly well made. Beautifully shot. Brilliant editing. Like I said, very well made. But all for what?
Edward Copeland
14Dec10
At 88, Resnais shows he can still make films better than those a third of his age. http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2010/12/learn-from-master.html
Fabio Penela
10Oct10
I wonder if good reviews would be the same if Resnais hadn't direct this film. Bad day-dream effects, cheap soundtrack, advertisement style, etc. That scene were lead actors meet each other for the first time didn't deserve to be in this film; that was a beautiful shot and the only thing that I'll retain from here. Perhaps because aesthetically it doesn't look like Resnais.
Sean Keeley
5Oct10
I loved this. I loved the tracking shots and the bright colors and the shifting tones and the non sequitur ending. Hilarious, absurd, surreal, and delightful.
Paul Johnson
19Sep10
Riddles and ridiculousness pervade every scene, and it always looks delicious, like being trapped inside a candy store for two hours, and the mysteries cohere just enough to make the experience fun, as long as you are perfectly okay with a movie where every character acts like an escaped mental patient.
Cristina Toderas
7Sep10
one strange movie, but in the good way. One psychopath man, one forgiving wife, one passionate woman and one unfaithful friend.
Katia Baghai
10Aug10
Alain Resnais’ “Wild Grass” (2009) is about 21st century America all over. War in Iraq is Resnais’ wild grass. Financial collapse and absurd behaviors which brought it about are the wild grass. Petroleum hemorrhage in the Golf of Mexico is wild grass. Tea party movement is wild grass. Anti-Obama jingoism is wild grass. Pop- and pet-movement against “the government take-over” is again wild grass. Stara Perlin (Sara Palin) is a doll made of “wild grass”. The magnificent cinematography, the virtuoso editing and monumental imagery are in a pointed (by the director) contrast to the pettiness and triviality of the characters’ motivations. The shockingly banal images (such as Andre Dissolier unable to zip up his broken zipper – a situation that is partially responsible for the plane crash) is an apotheosis of the film and reflection of what human beings including many of us, Americans, become in the age of global economy – rude, predatory and obsessed with our impulses. “Wild Grass” is about truth, and truth is not an easy thing to digest. Read the article about this film and other Resnais’ films “Warning Which Comes Too Late” and analysis of the shots at: www.actingoutpolitics.com By Victor
Lawrence French
2Jul10
INTERVIEW WITH ALAIN RESNAIS on WILD GRASS at the FACEBOOK page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WILD-GRASS-a-film-by-Alain-Resnais/134996833192259?ref=mf
Lefteris Becerra
20Apr10
la ingravidez de la libertad fílmica... filmar es como volar. ¿tendremos ocasión de otro vuelo capitán resnais? si se trata del último adiós, vaya manera digna de despedirse...