At once intimate and worldly, political and personal, An Elephant Sitting Still tells with shades of Edward Yang an intimate drama of human persistence.
Koen Motier's latest is an atmospheric and ultimately disappointing film about two people from different worlds whose paths cross for one brief but unforgettable encounter.
Shot in an aching black-and-white, and punctuated every so often with still black pauses, Cold War is a mesmerizing exploration of love and disappointment, of persistence and giving-up.