Enigmatic in its beautiful black and white images, Denis Côté's Elle Veut le Chaos tells a slight story of Coralie (Eve Duranceau), who ekes out a living in nowhereland next to a highway near Montreal. Côté seems to have a knack for lightly sketching out these sort of small time outsiders while keeping their mysterious origins intact. Coralie lives with Jacob, an older man/father figure. Their lives seem forever indentured to the violent gang, headed by Alain, next door. Their relationships are never clearly defined. Pierrot (Laurent Lucas), just came out of jail, comes back and tells Coralie that he wants to take her away to his home in France. But that's not what she wants. Cause and effect don't really apply to Côté's films. Violence happens abruptly, motivations hidden and unclear and things turn out unexpectedly. The mood Côté creates is absorbing and has a somewhat otherworldly quality to it. Oh, and fireworks look beautiful in black and white. #canadiancinema #deniscote #bw

Mubi Monday today, I sadly couldn’t find a noir choice. But I did watch the wonderful Vic + Flo Saw A Bear. Recommended.

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