This film has something which reminds me of Antonioni's Blow Up. The speed at which things happens and force the characters to leave behind the context in which they were planning the next step of their action and take another direction which was not planned. This speed is materialized by the omni presence of the smart phones which bring all the information which will make the characters alter the move they were planning to do minutes ago. This speed is also materialized by many events which happens successively and urge the characters to react. In a time, Maria is invited by a director to play the character of Helena and refuses. A little time after she accepts and starts to rehearse with Valentine. Another very interesting aspect of the film is the interlacing of the relationship of Maria and Valentine on one hand and the relationship of Helena and Sigrid on the other hand. There are moments in which it's difficult to say if the dialogue we are witnessing is between Maria and Valentine or between Helena and Sigrid. Another interesting aspect is the evolution of Maria personality, as she progresses in the personification of Helena. It seems that she is having a serious existential insight related with herself. Yet, this is one additional step in her life during which she rearrange some existential issues.
Review of Clouds of Sils Maria
