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Ellen (2016)
growing up angry
Beautifully directed and written, I had the impression the camera was playing with me during the whole film. The time frame is uncertain, as is Ellen's process through grief and towards friendship. Whether it's close-ups or just an original angle, the movie makers have left a fine trail of clues that apparently mean orient your opinion on one of the ambiguous characters. But I'm still unsure whether the average viewer is supposed to take them for their word(or frames) or if they are meant to trick you. The actors are all "marvellous" and very believable; you can really feel Ellen's loneliness and her rage and anger. This movie definitely deserves a debate and I'm hopelessly looking for interviews of the movie makers and cast to find out more about its ending.