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Movie Review: Lux Aeterna by Gaspar Noé

I do very much love a good meta movie experience, though, and especially one that has a wit and intelligence about it in addition to the goofiness of it. This meta-film is a brilliant commentary on the chaos of filmmaking, the industry’s disrespect and mistreatment of women, the ego and predatory attitude of filmmakers, the politics of Hollywood/Film, etc. It’s clever, thoughtful, and engrossing, and it’s got a great sense of humor. The cast are all brilliant no matter if they’re given seconds or minutes of screen time, each of them deftly fulfilling their assigned caricature of an industry persona. And as to be expected, it’s of course creatively shot and edited.

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