‘salt burn’
Manager: Emerald Fennel
Artists: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Archie Madekwe and Carey Mulligan
Year: 2023
Premiere: 20.12.23 (Startup Video)
★★★
The obvious successor to ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ (from Patricia Highsmith’s novel and Anthony Minghella’s film), even a big-time changer, ‘Saltburn’ is an enjoyable movie. Essentially for a matter aesthetic pleasuresomething that ranges from the artistic side (extreme, baroque, ‘camp’) to the elegance with which the director arranges certain shots and the charm of the actors. to strive A film based (and enjoyable) on bodies, desire, sexuality and sensualityThis last one is not an unnecessary comment.
‘Saltburn’ also attracts with its superb performances: the Jacob Elordi / Barry Keoghan pair impresses everyone, even if they overpower the others. But coming from Emerald Fennell, the director and screenwriter of ‘A Promising Young Woman’ (2020), it’s a bit frustrating. If this movie’s script is very interesting (original, innovative, controversial), so is that of ‘Saltburn’ He doesn’t have enough strength to sustain the visuals and power of his actors.. Perversion, the basic stuff of the story, is often confused with a pure and therefore ineffective provocation. The themes of the story (mainly class hatred), the parasitic nature of one of the characters, and the keys to the film are literally revealed through slogans. And as a satire on the rich, it falls short: Too many clichés and lacks elegance and true perversion.