2009 · drama · obsession · whimsical
Wild Grass
Directed by Alain Resnais1h 44m2009
A quirky woman who spends her free time as a pilot has her purse stolen; a mysterious man finds her wallet, and they embark on a peculiar romance.
Our read: Wild Grass (2009) reads as a neutral, steady, surreal drama · obsession · whimsical entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / obsession, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- surreal
- signature
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