Atlantics

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🎙️ EPISODE 680: 04.04.23 I think this bit off more than it could chew, but I appreciate its overt commitment to being weird and lyrical, especially given the self-imposed constraints of the supernatural premise. It’s not that I really care, necessarily, that it’s vague with explanations — that might be a plus even — but the workers (and their plight) who end up possessing the bodies of the pack of equally disenfranchised (for different reasons) ladies are given, what? 10 minutes of screen-time? Obviously, the bigger point seems to be about these women and therein lies the fact that several BIG socio-political ideas are being slammed together at, frankly, the disservice of one another. And I get that it’s ALL related, as these things often are, but I wound up feeling even more disconnected to this world than I did before. Maybe this is my ignorance speaking. What are we to do with these worlds we don't, couldn't possibly know. I don’t have the answer to that. Still, though, it’s meditative and sad and lovely to look at. A striking if not totally successful first feature.

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Atlantics (French: Atlantique) is a 2019 internationally co-produced supernatural romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop, in her feature directorial debut. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Diop made history when the film premiered at Cannes, becoming the first Black woman to direct a film featured in competition at the festival. It was released on May 16, 2019.