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A 'Disappearance' of the Usual Romantic Plot
Unknown - wrote on 02/16/2015
This is not the romance story I was expecting. The reasoning is that film is not entirely focused on the romantic relationship between the couple. We drop in on these two during a separation period. A past event (we never see) has split them apart. It is mentioned more progressively in conversation. Through minor details, we are supposed to piece together the experience. I'm fine with this storytelling approach. The conversations all feel naturally realistic, as do the few interactions between the two leads. The movie, very slowly, got me to the point where I felt a want for the couple to reunite. That doesn't come till the end of the film, though. The rest of the time is spent finding out who they are, what their relationship status is, and what caused them to separate. By …
