Bones and All

Luca Guadagnino comble une lacune dans le cinéma. Bones and All présente une analyse intimiste de la vie marginale de personnages qui sont dépendants de la consommation de chair humaine. Il décrit l’existence de ces individus désespérés vivant à la périphérie de la société comme une paraphrase du thème fantastique du vampire. Le film traite du besoin de dissimuler sa propre personnalité, de la recherche d’une histoire familiale pour mieux se comprendre et comprendre sa place dans le monde. Mais il s’agit aussi d’une romance fragile sur l’importance de rencontrer l’âme sœur. Bones and All contient des scènes plus terrifiantes et plus sanglantes que ce à quoi on pourrait s’attendre dans le cadre d’une distribution mondiale avec une orientation artistique et Timothée Chalamet au générique. Le grand public trouvera le film répugnant au point de ne pas pouvoir le regarder, bien que l’intrigue soit celle d’un « road movie » classique avec un élément relationnel et un dénouement qui relève des clichés du genre. Je lui accorde une quatrième étoile pour son audace à raconter, sous une forme artistique, une histoire ayant trait aux plus grands tabous de la société, ainsi que pour la brillante distribution de Mark Rylance. Sur le plan émotionnel cependant, le film m’a laissé complètement froid et incapable de sympathiser avec les personnages de quelque manière que ce soit. (22/12/2022)

Luca Guadagnino has made a cannibalistic road trip romance through the American backwoods and it has its charms. It's clear that the director is a drama buff, but he probably also enjoys horror and likes to combine the two genres, though drama always takes precedence. His Suspiria, however, had its charm (I remember the dance scene vividly!) and I'm very curious how he'll handle the Scarface remake, because I have no idea how he'll handle the action scenes. We have two likeable young actors, the nifty Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet, who has already shown his acting skills a few times and only confirms them here. I enjoy road trips in films as they don't stand still, new places and people are explored and despite the slower pace they manage to keep my attention. Bones and All also benefits from the world of cannibals and it has to be said that this insight is really interesting and creepy enough. The two leads travel through America, have a taste for human flesh and can also sense their equals. Each encounter with a new cannibal is one of the highlights of the film. Mark Rylance is once again perfect, his dialogue is uncomfortable and gives you chills. But I must also praise the huge weirdo with the Bones and All story, the guy oozed evil and I wouldn't be surprised if he was a cannibal in real life, a really nasty unpleasant guy. There was a bit of gore as well, which was nice, though another director might have pushed the envelope further. The filmmaking is good, the atmosphere is bleak, and you could say it's one of the top in the cannibal-themed romantic horror genre (though the competition here isn't huge). Bones and All is the imaginary pinnacle of cannibal cinema and I would love to see it in action. 7/10 (15/12/2022)

I think most vegans who accidentally wander into the cinema to see this unconventional romantic road-trip will pass out and have nightmares for the rest of their lives. Marel (Taylor Russell) can't contain herself on a girls' sleepover and chews on her friend's finger. Her dad has had enough, so after a quick move he gives her money, an explanatory audio tape and disappears. The "innocent" girl goes in search of her lost mother and meets other eaters of human flesh. The almost meditative, relaxed atmosphere, underlined by Trent Reznor's haunting piano, is interspersed from time to time with gore with an unnerving soundtrack. The performances are top-notch, with Mark Rylance as the lonesome Sully leading the pack, but unfortunately, there is punishingly little. Chalamet does his quality standard, but he's no match for the old man. A surprising one-off with several very intensive scenes and a bit of an awkward ending. The question is whether it is the fault of the book or the filmmakers. (13/06/2023)

Voici le premier film de Guadagnino qui me convainc vraiment. Un road-movie lent, réfléchi et apte sur le plan émotionnel. Les personnages cannibales peuvent être facilement intervertis avec des vampires, voire avec des gens normaux. En gros, tout fonctionne comme il se doit. Il suffit de se plonger dedans et de se laisser emporter pour deux heures de plaisir. L’allusion à Kiss et la musique de Trent Reznor et d’Atticus Ross sont au top ! (30/12/2022)