I Don't Love You Anymore (2023)

I Don't Love You Anymore (2023). 1h 50m

“u0026quot;Juz cie nie kochamu0026quot; is a right powerful coming-of-age story, a joint effort between three fine countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania. Writer/director Zdenek Jiráský has a knack for letting the pictures do the talking, with long stretches where nary a word is spoken. And the way he uses them phonograph recordings to show how the youngsters communicate, thatu0026#39;s a clever touch. Weu0026#39;re all glued to our screens these days, thatu0026#39;s a fact, and weu0026#39;ve come to expect it. But this picture, it makes you think about how weu0026#39;re always itching to record everything, even when weu0026#39;re right there in the thick of it. The film paints a vivid picture of two teenagers, two misfits finding harmony in their imperfections. Itu0026#39;s a sight to behold.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYoung Daniel Zeman, heu0026#39;s a real talent, and the director knows it. He uses Zemanu0026#39;s star power to take this tale from Ustecky kraj in the Czech Republic and give it a universal appeal.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow, this picture was made with the help of Sony, they provided their Alpha 7a camera and D-Cinema sound equipment. And the filmmakers, they were smart enough to weave that into the story itself. Daniel Zeman, heu0026#39;s always toting around that Sony Xperia phone, and the film, itu0026#39;s shot in that widescreen 2:40 format, same as what we see on our own picture boxes. And those Sony Alpha cameras, they capture colors like you wouldnu0026#39;t believe, even in the dust and grime of the city, itu0026#39;s like a rainbow caught on film. Itu0026#39;s like weu0026#39;re seeing the whole thing through young Danielu0026#39;s eyes, the way he sees the world with that camera of his, always recording.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eZdenek Jiráský, heu0026#39;s a filmmaker with a bright future, mark my words. Hope to see Hollywood snap him up so he can bring us more stories worth watching.”