
Shotinstunningblackandwhite,withscenesthatcouldbeouttakesfromsomesurrealhaute-couturephotoshoot,PhantomLovemightjustbethemostbeautifulfilmoftheyear.Looksaren'teverything,however,andthisisnohollowaestheticexercise.AswefollowalienatedprotagonistLulu(MarinaShoif)onanimpromptutripintothedarkestreachesofherownpsyche-seeminglyundertakenasadistractionwhileanunsatisfactoryloverlaboursawayontopofher-writer/directorNinaMenkescreatesadreamscapeofepicimaginativereach.ThereareshadesofAlainResnaisandDavidLynchhere,butthisfilm'slushmysteriesareallitsown-andtheroadthatLulutravelsmakesMulhollandDrivelooklikealayby.<br/> (source:<ahref="https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edfilmfest.org.uk%2Ffilms%2Fphantom-love%2F&link2key=b1a13e9645"target="_blank"rel="nofollow">http://www.edfilmfes<wbr/>t.org.uk/films/phant<wbr/>om-love/</a>)


