“The director handles all the confused attraction with enough sophistication that the plot’s actual direction sneaks up in a manner that smartly defies cliche, as well as the audience’s first likely guess.”
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“Dunst remains in control of her persona, but she’s also at the mercy of Hollywood scheming.”
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“The harsh dialogue may not connect, but the visuals most certainly will.”
“When we watch the films, we can be Larry — agonising over ‘feeling the question’ — or we can be Sussman, content not to know but still enjoying the experience.”
“When I moved back to Fargo, I began thinking more about visual themes, which ultimately inspired Vague Visages.”
“It reminds me of Ingmar Bergman films and the inspirational depression that I love.”
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“Even removed from the extraterrestrials and murderous Midwestern crime families, the world of Fargo is a violent and disturbing one, and Hank attempts to do his part by creating an Esperanto-like universal language.”
