
X
✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ Read critic reviews
1h 25m
Young nurse Alma is put in charge of Elisabeth, an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, but she never receives an answer. As the two form a strange bond, Alma’s insecurities around her identity lead to her projecting onto Elisabeth. Slowly, Alma's personality is submerged into Elisabeth's persona.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?
This film is hauntingly gorgeous. The relationship between Alma and Elizabeth is so nuanced and slow-building and is explored in a truly fascinating way, not just with the dialogue, setting and acting, but also with the experimental use of the camera and nontraditional use of time. The film delves into questions of identity, subjectivity, and the fragility of the "persona" in a fascinating and engaging way.
Add your comment here.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
Time by
Chicago Reader by Dave Kehr
Empire by David Parkinson
Total Film by Jamie Graham
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
The New Yorker by Richard Brody
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
The Dissolve by Scott Tobias