There's a
moment about three - quarters of the way through BPM — this crucial shot's placement
in the narrative, neither too early nor too late, is another mark of this film's exacting delicacy — when we get a glimpse into the dream
world of Sean, a passionate lover of both life
in general and his new boyfriend
in particular, who's unrelievedly furious
at the prospect of dying this far before his
time.
Centerpiece 20th Century Women Directed by Mike Mills USA, 2016
World Premiere Mike Mills's texturally and behaviorally rich new comedy seems to keep redefining itself as it goes along, creating a moving group portrait of
particular people
in a
particular place (Santa Barbara)
at a
particular moment in the 20th century (1979), one lovingly attended detail
at a
time.