Golden exits (2017)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Alex Ross Perry
	Actors: Emily Browning, Jason Schwartzman, Analeigh Tipton, Adam Horowitz, Chloe Sevigny
	Country: USA
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 18.02.2017, Delphi Filmpalast, Berlinale2017, English verssion without subtitle
Synopsis: Two couples, Buddy (Schwartzman) & Jess (Tipton) and Alyssa (Sevigny) & Nick (Horowitz), in Brooklyn are observed by the just arrived Australian Naomi (Browning), who starts an internship working for Nick. Full of expectations about a new life in New-York, Naomi encounters unhappiness.
Review: The story is quite pessimistic as Naomi does not make any friend except when she starts kissing the first guy talking to her after months. This differs from the emancipating moves to or the discovery of a new city. This is therefore an original story. Moreover it is an authentic story. On the one hand it sounds a bit like Sofia Ford Coppola and her banal stories whereas this is interesting because the characters try to think about their condition or the condition of the other characters. And they express it too. The dialogues are dealing with relationships and are therefore interesting but neither funny nor dramatic, so that it is not necessarily a marking or touching movie.  The light and image composition is very authentic and warm too. The acting is following this direction avoiding exaggerated facial expressions, body movements and dramatic dialogues. This enhances the authenticity and realism. It gives the impression to sit on the couch of a friend, to be in the bar with a guy you don't know much, to discuss with your sibling. I like the style. Simple and authentic like Éric Rohmer. Therefore I believe the director has potential.
Rating: 6 /10