Don’t worry, we’re entering the home stretch for these now (yes, they have been going on for a long while; I was ill a bit in the middle there and have also foolishly decided to attempt to write a 50,000 word in a month again so these have all been pre-prepared and scheduled to publish to avoid too many more gaps) and this one is a highlight…
New Order
Dir. Michel Franco / Dur. 88 mins
Strand:- Dare
In A Nutshell:- A high society wedding and city-wide riots collide with shocking consequences....
The Good:- It’s a bold and shocking film with the opening montage and a scene set in a hospital in the midst of rioting setting out a glimpse of some of the horrors to come. We’re then taken to an opening sequence highlighting a selection of characters at a clearly affluent wedding, almost lulling you into a false sense of security; a sense of security that is soon dispelled as the hints of rioting across the city come crashing into the wedding. There’s a genuine sense of tension throughout; of not knowing what is going to happen to these characters. The pace is almost breathless as it moves from one scene to the next. It’s commentary on the gulf between the rich and the poor and the abuses committed by those in power and those who want it is sharp and bleak. At 88 minute, it’s a taught running time that leaves nothing to spare.
The Bad:- Nothing that springs to mind under this bit. Just to say that it is a relatively bleak film so don’t go into it expecting a light breezy time.
The Verdict:- Utterly gripping and genuinely horrifying in its depiction of events that are all too plausible, this is definitely one of the highlights of the festival and absolutely worth checking out.
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