2012 · drama · romance
To the Wonder
Directed by Terrence Malick1h 52m2012
Neil is torn between two loves: Marina, the European woman who comes to the United States to be with him, and Jane, the old flame from his hometown he reconnects with. Neil’s doubts about his life and loves are reflected in the crisis of faith experienced by Father Quintana, who only sees pain and the loss of hope in the world.
Our read: To the Wonder (2012) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, inventive drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, measured drama / romance, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- inventive
- signature
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