existentialism

Things to Come: crisis, time, and resilience

March 7, 2019March 19, 2019 Luke BartolomeoLeave a comment

Things to Come offers a moving humanist portrayal of endurance amidst unsentimental tragedy, as it depicts the life of a middle-aged philosophy teacher who must handle a series of crises within a short period. Writer and director Mia Hansen-Løve, at surface, delivers a quiet and straight-forward film of a life falling apart. Yet, with delicate… Continue reading Things to Come: crisis, time, and resilience

Tristana, reflections

February 6, 2014February 20, 2019 Luke BartolomeoLeave a comment

Unlike many of Luis Buñuel’s films, Tristana is shockingly mild in its surrealism, which is what perhaps makes the film far more mysterious as you watch it. It is, in fact, quite a simple story at first glance. A woman dies leaving her daughter in the care of a gentleman, Don Lope, who in turn… Continue reading Tristana, reflections