![]() ![]() And like any great middle act, this delicate and heartrending work makes key improvements over its spiritual predecessor, Hannah (2017). Allow me to quell the storm by simply stating: No film this quietly potent or gently restrained should ever elicit such strong adverse reactions.Ī passion project of sorts for both star Trace Lysette and filmmaker Pallaoro, Monica serves as the second installment in an intended trilogy of female-led films from Pallaoro. Other (harsher) critics will label its heavy subject matter and infrequent bursts of levity an endurance test of unrelenting miserabilism. Shot in a narrow aspect ratio and composed almost entirely of static shots, Monica could be dismissed as a chilly exercise in rigid formalism. ![]() ![]() After seeing Monica, the new film by Italian writer-director Andrea Pallaoro, I’m sure opinions will be divided. Trace Lysette plays the title character in Monica. ![]()
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