‘Sound Of Falling’ Review: The Body Keeps The Score In Mascha Schilinski’s Hotly Anticipated Competition Contender [Cannes]

CANNES – As experiential as it is cerebral, by turns contemplative and full of bluster, juxtaposing ethereal beauty with brutal violence — Mascha Schilinski’s “Sound of Falling” refuses to be pinned down. This mercurial quality sometimes feels like a sign of indecision; other times, it seems the result of unbridled ambition on the part of a young filmmaker. The hotly anticipated Cannes Competition contender is only Schilinski’s second feature, with her previous effort “Dark Blue Girl” (2017) made in her final year of film school. Continue reading ‘Sound Of Falling’ Review: The Body Keeps The Score In Mascha Schilinski’s Hotly Anticipated Competition Contender [Cannes] at The Playlist.

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‘Sound Of Falling’ Review: The Body Keeps The Score In Mascha Schilinski’s Hotly Anticipated Competition Contender [Cannes]
Sound of Falling, Cannes,‘Sound Of Falling’ Review: The Body Keeps The Score In Mascha Schilinski’s Hotly Anticipated Competition Contender [Cannes]

CANNES – As experiential as it is cerebral, by turns contemplative and full of bluster, juxtaposing ethereal beauty with brutal violence — Mascha Schilinski’s “Sound of Falling” refuses to be pinned down. This mercurial quality sometimes feels like a sign of indecision; other times, it seems the result of unbridled ambition on the part of a young filmmaker. The hotly anticipated Cannes Competition contender is only Schilinski’s second feature, with her previous effort “Dark Blue Girl” (2017) made in her final year of film school.

Continue reading ‘Sound Of Falling’ Review: The Body Keeps The Score In Mascha Schilinski’s Hotly Anticipated Competition Contender [Cannes] at The Playlist.