‘The Namesake’: A Delicate Meditation on Diaspora, Identity, and the Stories We Carry
'The Namesake' doesn’t demand attention through spectacle or sentimentality; instead, it lingers in the small details.
'The Namesake' doesn’t demand attention through spectacle or sentimentality; instead, it lingers in the small details.
It gently transfixes by highlighting a distinct visual style and doing away with a forward-propelled narrative.
A collection of dichotomies: intimate yet claustrophobic; deafening in its quietness while stifling in its sound.
Exoticism and fetishization of Asian culture is thankfully absent from 'A Missing Person,' in large part due to Guillaume Senez's smart direction.