Der 32. August auf Erden (1998)
29KDer 32. August auf Erden: Directed by Denis Villeneuve. With Pascale Bussières, Serge Thériault, Ivan Smith, Alexis Martin. Young Simone is involved in a near fatal car crash, and as she questions her mortality, she also decides to have a baby. Her candidate for a father is her best friend Phillipe who happens to be seeing someone. He agrees, as long as they conceive in Salt Lake City, in the desert. The trip teaches many lessons about love, solitude, and self-discovery.
“Iu0026#39;ve watched all his mainstream films, but they were too good to understand in every aspect, especially the deep hidden meanings beyond those spectacular visuals, stunning cinematography as in BLADE RUNNER 2049, actions in SICARIO, and emotional and dramatic thrills in INCENDIES and PRISONERS.nBut after watching a small and mediocre films as this, now I understand why Villeneuve is special. He made full use of one accident scene and all the desert scenes making the film look almost as beautiful as car chasing scenes in THE DARK KNIGHT and the space sequences in GRAVITY, INTERSTELLAR, etc respectively. He managed to give an average script a direction which is more than extraordinarily.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso the performances of both leads were great. The cab driver subplot also had a promising thriller content, which couldu0026#39;ve been more useful if the film had been a thriller.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, beautiful direction and great performances make this mediocre story to be more than one time watch.n7/10n(6 for script, 8 for acting, 9 for direction )”
