The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
An enticing, if not extremely insightful, overview of the maverick filmmaker’s work.
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France · 2014
1h 12m
Director Tessa Louise-Salomé
Starring Kylie Minogue, Denis Lavant, Harmony Korine
Genre Documentary
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The image of a mysterious, solitary filmmaker - a cineaste maudit - who flees from both the media and the public, is unrelentingly bound to the figure of Leos Carax, in France. Elsewhere, the real focus is on his films and he is considered to be an icon of world cinema. Mr. X dives into the poetic and visionary world of an artist who was already a cult figure from his very first film. Punctuated by interviews and unseen footage, this documentary is most of all a fine-tuned exploration of the poetic and visionary world of Leos Carax, alias "Mr. X".
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
An enticing, if not extremely insightful, overview of the maverick filmmaker’s work.
For a life beyond mere DVD supplementary material, the film could use a dose of rigor to balance out its steady stream of congratulatory pit stops.
Alluring if not especially illuminating.
The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold
Though Ms. Louise-Salomé’s film strikes a potentially irritating pose as a kind of artistic séance — shrouding interviewees in shadow, conjuring up clips with the drifting rhythm of the unconscious — it delivers articulate insights and has an elegant construction.
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