Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
I connected to and disconnected with this many times over. Extremely inscrutable. Glacial pacing. Beautiful images. Incredible sound. Not sure where I land. 758
I found it difficult to find any depth, but that could easily be down to me. At times I also found its use of long takes to be more showy than impactful. Everything had to move at the pace of the camera, giving some sequences a very stilted quality to them.
P.S. I think directors fortnight needs more variety this year. Maybe I just speak for myself but watching slow film after slow film with little to break is draining my stamina.
Edit: Now that I’ve seen some other reviews I get that sad feeling that I missed out on something even though I watched it. Maybe I will try it again at another festival
Edit #2: ok since this won the camera d’or I will have to watch again. 862