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Two things stand out about this film. The first is the colour: there’s no tasteful restraint here, no refusal to use anything bolder than beige. It’s the result you’d get if you gave a five-year-old a lot of red cordial and then a full palette. It’s gorgeous.

The second is the dialogue. Well, when I say dialogue, what I really mean is absence of dialogue. Total absence. Not one word in the whole film. Does it hinder the plot? Not … (read more)