Crying- REVIEW

“To suffer and cry is to live” wrote Fyodor Dostoevsky.  

And this short film is full of life.

Crying by Alexandre Mahutte is in fact an enigma in black and white; a mysterious and intriguing long shot made of a very slow repetition of gestures and imperceptible tears.

But why is this young lady Crying? What or Who is the guilty of her despair? Is it really a despair?

A deafening silence keeps us company during this 28 minutes made of grimaces and ambiguous feelings.

A black and white slow motion that leaves the viewer with an incredibly curiosity and many questions.

But the real power of this short film is in this giant unknown reason, because everything is in the audience's hands and sensitivity. Everything is freely imaginable and interpretable.

An essential film that is mainly based on the expressiveness of the actress (Anaïs Mahutte), on her movements, her sighs, her silent moans, and all the multitude of words she manages to shout with her beautiful gaze.