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450:'s part, acknowledging that "what eerie charge 'Lillian' does possess comes largely courtesy of its lead, Polish visual artist Patrycja Planik, who utters not one word in the film's two-hour-plus running time, but does hold the camera with a fixed, blank-slate gaze — making her updated Lillian Alling a kind of stoic proxy for anyone who has felt isolated and voiceless in the great American vastness." 436:
Deborah Young called Lillian "a fascinating walk through a mysterious land", adding that Andreas Horvath "combines his knowledge of the American Midwest and the Yukon in an enigmatic road movie — never was a term more descriptive — that is at once a portrait of female spirit and determination and a
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has unearthed an absolute gem this year. Andreas Horvath's Lillian is a road movie across America, which serves up a history lesson on Native Americans, a state-of-the-nation assessment on rural living and an otherworldly thriller with an environmental undertone." He continues: "It's a fascinating
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Horvath's fictionalized version of this story is set in present-day America and, according to the director, was shot without a script over the course of roughly nine months with a minimal team traveling from
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in an empty weekend home, her endeavor gradually takes shape. She seems determined to walk across the North American continent and to reach Russia via the
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tells Lillian he cannot hire her because she overstayed her visa, besides she does not speak English. He suggests
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journey with a myriad of characters that continues in the great vein of European filmmakers, from
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at first, reaching ever bigger highways that eventually lead her out of the metropolis.
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is the new Land of Opportunities and advises her to go back to her home country.
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took place in 2016, while the final chapter of the film was shot in 2015 on the
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The film blends documentary and fiction elements. One episode interweaves the
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In what follows we witness the changing seasons and Lillian's journey through
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In the next scene Lillian discards her passport. She aimlessly wanders around
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French critic Olivier Delcroix noted that the film "convokes
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reflection on the loneliness at the heart of America today."
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Andreas Horvath
Ulrich Seidl
Patrycja Planik
Cannes
drama film
Andreas Horvath
Directors' Fortnight
2019 Cannes Film Festival
Camera d'Or
Patrycja Planik
Ivan Shvedoff
pornographic films
Russia
New York City
North America
Bering Strait
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Alberta
British Columbia
The Yukon
Alaska

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