The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
The hushed closing reels are unusual in Noé’s oeuvre in that they generate straightforward empathy and emotion without falling back on gimmicks, trickery or shock tactics.
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France · 2022
2h 22m
Director Gaspar Noé
Starring Françoise Lebrun, Dario Argento, Alex Lutz, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
Genre Drama
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Vortex follows the final days of an elderly couple with compassion and brutal realism. Presented in a split-screen format, the parallel stories of the husband and wife unfold concurrently as they both descend into dementia.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
The hushed closing reels are unusual in Noé’s oeuvre in that they generate straightforward empathy and emotion without falling back on gimmicks, trickery or shock tactics.
The filmmaker has made a rather soulful look at what it means to grasp onto life in its waning moments, and invites his audience into the center of that dilemma.
With its uncommonly human touch and restless, unflinching visual aesthetic, Vortex might well be Noe’s finest and most thoughtful work.
Doubtless, due to Noé’s own real-world experiences, “Vortex” is a success, if a dolorous one: a dignified, sometimes desperate tribute to, as the dedication reads, “all those whose minds will decompose before their hearts.”
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