35 Rhums [35 Shots of Rum] (2008)

RATING:	100%
FORMAT:	DVD

(http://2011.riverrunfilm.com/)

In its own quiet and understated way, this is really something of a masterpiece. An active meditation on family, harmony, loyalty and belonging; crackling with intimacy and intensity from a title suggesting something that you only do once in a lifetime - that therefore needs to be done right.

A profound yet discreet look at the human condition that reaches across the generations of a single family and their kith. The shifting moods and relationships are deftly handled by a master filmmaker (Claire Denis) as the film slowly gets under your skin and finally moves you with its self-confident take on life.

The acting is superb throughout in a movie that is better experienced than talked about.

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