High Life
2018FranceLanguage: EnglishDirected by Claire Denis★ 5.7
Available in English: subtitled
Monte and his daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew—death-row inmates led by a doctor with sinister motives—has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakhauntingcold and detachedmelancholicsurreal
Pacing
slow burndreamlikemethodical
Story
survivalunravelingjourney
Emotion
griefguiltfiguring out who you arefeeling powerlessall-consuming lovesacrifice
Themes
corrupt institutionslife under oppressionclass and moneymen and women navigating expectations
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingexhaustingdiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
graphic