The brainchild of Leos Carax and Sparks is a delirious combination of imagination and frustration.
Ideally I'd be writing this review ten to 15 years from now, or maybe even longer—so unsure am I as to whether Annette is a minor masterpiece in the present moment or something even greater that belongs to the ages and which we can't fully comprehend in the here and now. The latter sentiment would be consistent with the work of the film's auteurs: director and cowriter Leos Carax (Mauvais Sang, Pola X, Holy Motors), whose oeuvre is demarcated by an eminently personal and highly cerebral sensibility; and cowriters and composers Ron and Russell Mael, who comprise the should-be-legendary band Sparks.…
The brainchild of Leos Carax and Sparks is a delirious combination of imagination and frustration.
Ideally I'd be writing this review ten to 15 years from now, or maybe even longer—so unsure am I as to whether Annette is a minor masterpiece in the present moment or something even greater that belongs to the ages and which we can't fully comprehend in the here and now. The latter sentiment would be consistent with the work of the film's auteurs: director and cowriter Leos Carax (Mauvais Sang, Pola X, Holy Motors), whose oeuvre is demarcated by an eminently personal and highly cerebral sensibility; and cowriters and composers Ron and Russell Mael, who comprise the should-be-legendary band Sparks.…