Chloe showcases what talent can accomplish, especially during the first half of the film. Compelling performances, creative cinematography, and clever direction grab the audience’s attention. Fearing that her husband David may be cheating, Catherine hires the titular character to tempt him. As Chloe reveals what transpires between her and the music professor, she becomes closer with Catherine. The story is told from Catherine’s perspective: we see how she imagines what happens between David and Chloe gradually, how she wistfully gazes at other couples and compares them to what she thinks her relationships has lost. Gradually, she pulls apart from her …
A Single Man
A Single Man seeks to capture a sentiment, an essence, a moment. It seems to be a descendent of French films: certain abstract images are central to the thoughts of the protagonist although this effect is insufferable at times. Tom Ford directs the film in a very visual way, showing English professor George Falconer’s attempt to navigate around past demons and through the perilous present Having lost the love of his life in a car accident eight months previously, Falconer begins the day with the intent of killing himself. As he goes about his daily business, individual scenes trigger memories and emotions. …