Vibe: Unlike The Forest for the Trees, Everyone Else is visually beautiful. Shot on lush 35mm on location in Sardinia, this movie feels more expensive than Ade's debut, even though I'm sure the budgets were comparable. If someone told me I could live in the world of this film, I…
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The Forest for the Trees (2003) by Maren Ade
Vibe: Lo-fi and depressing. Unlike Orlando, The Forest for the Trees is not a visually stunning film; it's washed out, shot on handheld DV, and very obviously low-budget. But it works because the style and form perfectly serve the content. If Maren Ade had a budget of $1M, this film…
Toni Erdmann (2016) by Maren Ade
Vibe: Initially, I wanted to say that the vibe was “Supremely German.” I realized, however, that I know very little about German culture and this was based on a stereotype in my head built loosely around the Brothers Grimm, my father’s German ex-girlfriend, and that super hot long-term substitute…