ukborn australian helmer alex frayne calls attention strange necessitating meticulous read visually stunning modern love  following steps man incapable controlling drastic personality change spurred death close relative pic offers fascinating examination human psychology distributed accent filmaustraliabr br john mark constable wife emily victoria hill son edward william traeger arrive small southern town take care deceased uncles don barker property emily edward check local hotel john begins question locals uncle toms death  say committed suicide unwilling talk puzzled john comes theory  uncle tom alive well hiding nearby bushesbr br if occasional lines dialog used ease heavy atmospheric tone modern love could easily mistaken sokurov film shot mm camera washedout color scheme strangely evocative russian directors reflective forays human agony perhaps coincidence moscow international film festival modern love premierebr br looking surface unique collage intoxicating visuals however reveals slightly different picture  sokurovs films tend remain painfully intimate point intentionally detach main protagonists surrounding environment blurring everything large splash directors preferred yellow modern love much feeds australian countryside johns gradual psychological transformation dependent story progresses becomes obvious nature integral part fraynes visionbr br in sokurovs second circle young man returns russian countryside bury deceased father shack old man lived everything covered dust gathers old clothes scattered around places body father coffin bids goodbye buries it rest film prolonged reflection collapse soviet system loneliness dissatisfaction many left dealing withbr br in modern love somewhat ironically love nowhere seen contrary pain loneliness dissatisfaction modernity suddenly invade johns life unlike second circle however main protagonist opportunity reembrace modern life wife son await him yet walks away slowly surely present begins disintegrate weight somewhat confusing pastbr br i doubt frayne intended modern love strikingly similar sokurov second circle yet pacing particular puzzling framing precisely transforms film near meditative experience  difficult enormously brittle approach deconstructing human psychology two directors mastered perfectionbr br mark constable delivers topnotch performance john adding even greater depth highly challenging character facial expressions outstanding victoria hill william traeger match perfectly performances pics tense visual style