2015 · drama
Knight of Cups
Directed by Terrence Malick1h 58m2015
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.
Our read: Knight of Cups (2015) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, surreal drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- surreal
- bleak
- signature
- intimate
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