Through the contrast of these very different world views, the script by Meshchanivova, in collaboration with Devonin and Boris Khlebnikov (who wrote and directed Arrhythmia and A Long and Happy Life), builds up a rather dark, Hobbesian view of the nasty, brutish and short nature of existence, even if there’s some balm to be had from moments of affection between creatures, either of the same or different species.
Leslie Felperin
settembre 23, 2018