Force Majeure

This is an incredibly simple but remarkable film.

Force Majeure “Turist”, Ruben Ostlund 2014

By Ali Tenenbaum

This is an incredibly simple but remarkable film. If you blink you might miss the climax where a couple’s relationship pivots and slides into an awkward, mistrustful, argumentative stupor while on a ski vacation in France.The dialogue and setting are mesmerizing and allow you to inhabit their world for the duration of their trip. The story is straightforward but it raises complicated questions about relationships, family, commitment and friendship.

Grandma will like it.Not for kids.

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