Ema (2019)

Pablo Larraín’s scorching survey of love and family in modern-day Chile.

At its best, Larraín’s film captures the expressiveness of Ema's dancing in its narrative, presenting us with a fascinating character study.

...there’s something thrillingly primal about Ema’s scorched-earth approach to tearing down her marriage and rebuilding her life however she damn well pleases.

Pablo Larrain is the great discombobulator of modern cinema, a master of black jokes, a spinner of transgressive tales.

The dance is pulsating and fun, well-staged and beautifully shot.

Every shot, every scene, has something very good in it; Larraín’s control is a marvel, and Di Girolamo’s dancing is incidentally brilliant.