Working through an enormous canon of cinematic influences in a far more satisfying way than Carax's glib offering (Gomes» titular allusion to Murnau is no coincidence), Melbourne's resplendent Forum Theatre proved a fittingly grand venue for Gomes» expansive vision: this film is a joy to watch. (sensesofcinema.com)
There are enough other cinematic influences in the video — including the theories of Francis Ford Coppola's famed editor, Walter Murch, whom Rose interviewed at London's Serpentine Gallery during her solo show there earlier this year — that later on, in the fray of the Stella opening, I turned to her and asked, «So when are you going to make your feature film?» (wmagazine.com)
Perhaps the most recurrent cinematic influence here is that worse - than - you - remember 1984 chestnut «The NeverEnding Story,» whose visually haphazard fantasyland seems trippily of a piece with this one. (latimes.com)