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CANNES REVIEW: “ONLY GOD FORGIVES” (Nicolas Winding Refn)

SCORE: 5.0 / 10

There’s an old expression in musical theater – you don’t leave humming the lights.

No panoply of pyrotechnics is ever a real substitute for what you’ve come to see. On Broadway it can be showtunes, at the movies, usually, it’s a story. Nicolas Winding Refn, the unpredictable director of “Drive,” “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising” has decided to double-down on design with his new one, “Only God Forgives.” The result is for insiders only. The type of gearheads who thrive on lenses and know the mechanics of color timing – they’ll go into sugar shock. Those looking to connect with characters or sink their teeth into a narrative will be gravely disappointed.

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Eartha Kitt c. 1955

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The Beautiful Minimalism of @katia_mi

For more beautiful black and white photographs, follow @katia_mi. Black and white not your thing? Visit her second account, @katia_mi_, for her color photos.

Moscow, Russia-based art director Katia (@Katia_mi) isn’t trying to create a mood with her photos. “I have no mission, no reason. This is an internal dialogue. Feelings are much more interesting than ideas,” she says.

In her day-to-day, Katia works as a versatile designer, working on interiors, jewelry, women’s accessories and even communication design. And while her career requires her to tailor her art to the needs of her clients, her Instagram account allows her to express her own daring thoughts.

“Most photographers believe that details are the most important things in a picture. In black and white, I get rid of details and put sense in shadow.”

Though shadows are her specialty, Katia also has a second Instagram account, @katia_mi_, where she posts some of her photos in color.

Beautiful.

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Victoriana - Series, by Thomas Robson

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French affiche for PARIS, TEXAS (Wim Wenders, West Germany/USA, 1984)

Artist: Guy Peellaert (1934-2008) [see also]

Poster source: MoviePosterDB

PARIS, TEXAS unanimously won the Palme d’Or in 1984 and swept all three juried awards, including the FIPRESCI and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.

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