Going Places
- brisk
- intense
Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it’s cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor. She’s on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.
Our read · Going Places (1974) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
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The shape of Going Places
What watching it is actually like.
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The reading.
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