May December (15)
Source: Dan Loves Film
Dir: Todd Haynes
Cast: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
With fantastic central performances and a sensitive subject matter, Todd Haynes’ fact-based melodrama is a daring and discomforting watch
Over the past forty years, Todd Haynes, has established himself as one of the most subversive voices working in the industry. The American writer-director has become known for his provocative works that have seen him become synonymous with new queer cinema. Regardless of subject matter, Haynes continues to destabilise conventional wisdoms surrounding a variety of topics, whether that be: gender and sex, as seen in his films Velvet Goldmine (1998) and Carol (2015); celebrity culture, which is explored in the Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There (2007); and the nuclear American family, Far from Heaven (2002)…
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