Plot: Dali hates mediocrity, so when he is invited to an interview and finds himself across Judith, a magazine writer with nothing but a notepad, he cancels the interview on the spot. Judith, a big fan of his work and a relative newcomer to the job isn't deterred by this setback, and she contacts a producer willing to back her idea to turn the interview into a feature-length cinematic masterpiece. Dali's whims are unpredictable and when he hears the dream of a clergyman during a dinner with his gardener, he start
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July 06, 2024
And once again, Dupieux keeps his winning streak going. This film is a bit loopier than his most recent ones, with a story that doubles down on itself and spirals into absurdity. It's a fitting structure for a film about Dali, the famous absurdist painter. The performances are pleasantly self-aware, the cinematography a step up from Dupieux's earlier films, and the madness familiar but oh-so-gratifying. If you don't care for Dupieux's earlier work this won't be for you, but I'm amazed how he keeps reinventing himself within a narrow niche.