Silent River International Premiere at Paris Int'l Film Festival
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Silent River will have it’s International Premiere this week Feb 10-20, 2021 at the Paris Int’l Film Festival. Coverage from the festival has already begun and an incredible review of the film was released on Filmandtvnow.com.
Reviewer John Higgins wrote…
“Some movies I have encountered over the years have been such an idiosyncratic experience on first viewing but have nonetheless compelled me to watch again and again.
Two examples that come to mind are Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 – A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) – with its’ main protagonist a seemingly faceless monolith transcending time and human existence – and Lucio Fulci’s THE BEYOND (L’ALDILA) (1981)....Now, I have to add Chris Chan Lee’s SILENT RIVER, which for all intents and purposes will throw a few curveballs into the deeper reaches of your mind from the first half, which plays like David Lynch and Andrei Tarkovsky attempting to collaborate on a reboot of Wim Wenders’ PARIS, TEXAS (1984) – and a second half that emerges like a rural companion piece to EX MACHINA and WESTWORLD.
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Fans of Lynch’s extreme surrealist canvasses like MULHOLLAND DRIVE and LOST HIGHWAY will certainly want to check in like the characters at the hotel. For the more linear-minded viewers, grab a few pints afterwards as you discuss the intricacies of Chan Lee’s left-field but ultimately compelling cinematic effort.”
