enjoyed “clouds of sils maria” probably because i love juliette binoche, but also because it’s an interesting (almost literal) look at the imbrication between art and life, it keeps the lens focused on three distinct women and their candid (non-melodramatic) interactions, and because it talks about the passage of time in a poignant, beautiful way. i don’t mind the ambiguity or so-called loose ends – welcome to french cinema and olivier assayas’s work. on netflix.
