Supernova

This is one of those coming-of-age movies that takes place in the middle of nowhere, portraying an oversexed adolescent girl as only a female European director can. This is fundamentally a boring subject, a magnification of triviality with no suspense or enlightenment. But the movie is skillfully made, avoiding being too quirky or melodramatic. The inner life of the girl is intimately conveyed through a stream-of-consciousness monologue, though the attempt to elevate her and the viewer's consciousness through reflections on the laws of physics is probably only partially successful. Her relationship with her lesbian friend is also rather unconvincing. Visually, the movie is wonderful. The director unleashes her cinematographer husband on the lightly clothed leading lady, and the camera lingers on her from almost every angle. The shots of the scenery aren't bad either. An atmospheric movie that is not for the impatient.

I watched this movie in an entirely empty theater, my girlfriend really wanted to see this movie, so we went. my first impression was that the movie had quite an hard voice-over during every scene, this bothered me a lot during the first 20 minutes, but as the story evolved the movie became very entertaining to watch, and the voice-over was lesser a problem. The main character is a teenage girl whom lives with her parents in a house in the corner of a street. Her life is quite isolated and boring, she only has one friend and is curious about other people especially males. The film is beautifully shot, visually worth watching. The script/dialogs and acting only turns out better during the movie. If you're about to watch this movie, keep in mind to be patient the first 30 minutes.