Review of Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) by Ana V — 17 Nov 2010
Pretentious, melodramatic slosh consisting mostly of completely blatant symbolism and juiced up romanticism. I get it, this is a glimpse of romance the way that everyone hopes it can be, including these two doomed misfits who try to write their own relationship.
It's an interesting idea, and visually the film makes a lot of bold moves. However, Medem's thematic approach is anything but subtle, and by the time the film reaches its grandiose, gassy ending the characters have become sickeningly-sweet cutouts of human-like caricatures.
It is as if Medem has no faith in his own ideas as things that can be understood by others and must compensate by spoiling the mystery of each of his scenarios.
This review of Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) was written by Ana V on 17 November 2010.
Lovers of the Arctic Circle has generally received very positive reviews.
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