One of the most impressive things of Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi «s script is that it sets up scenes which could have followed into much more dramatic outcomes but the writers chose to take the road less traveled and in an odd way, by taking
the less dramatic approach, the film removes itself that much further from the majority of indie films that concern themselves with cramming the most amount of drama into the least amount of time.
For
a less dramatic approach, Design Star winner Danielle Colding brought in touches of yellow in this home office.
Not exact matches
Stack's
approach to quality control was no
less dramatic.
Very much a kitchen - sink drama — the family kitchen is the
dramatic hub for much of the film — shot in a more or
less documentary style and featuring terrific performances by nonprofessionals, the film takes a no - frills
dramatic approach that could be roughly located on a Cassavetes - Dardennes spectrum, and uses it to intensely revealing and moving effect.
While such a sensitive psychological
approach has the potential to delve deep, the treatment lacks the
dramatic thrill of a traditional endangerment story, offering rich parts for Saoirse Ronan and Cynthia Nixon, but precious little access to their inner thoughts — and
less to grab the attention of general audiences.