Questione di punti di vista

French director Jacques Rivette's 84-minute tale of a family circus with emotional baggage in tow offers theatrical lessons in forgiveness and the ability to move on

Being a European filmmaker means never having to worry you're too old to direct. Manoel De Oliveira is still active at 101, Alain Resnais just had "Wild Grass" released at 88, so why shouldn't Jacques Rivette, only 82 and like Resnais a French New Wave stalwart, have a new film as well? One thing increased age has meant for Rivette is that his films are getting shorter. Instead of clocking in at the three, four and even four-plus hours that used to be the norm, "Around a Small Mountain" lasts a mere 84 minutes, practically a hiccup in the director's world. [...]

di Kenneth Turan, articolo completo (3335 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 30 luglio 2010