小迪克西

ErstwhileSpecialForcesoperativeDocAlexanderisaskedtobrokeratrucewiththeMexicandrugcartelinsecrecy.WhenOklahomaGovernorRichardJeffscelebratestheexecutionofahigh-rankingcartelmemberonTV, hisChiefofStaffandDocinformhimaboutthepeacehejustended.Butit’stoolate, asCuco, thecartel’shatchetman, hassethisvengefulsightsonDoc’sdaughterDixie.Theydon’tmake’emlikeLittleDixieanymore:honedtothebone, allgesturesandactions, onlyafewwords.Toomanygenrefilmsthesedaystrytocreatemeaningbypilingideasandintentionsontheirnarrativeframes.JohnSwab, asalways, workstheotherwayaround.Meaninganddepthcomefromtakingawaywhateverissuperfluous–byreducingtheplottoitsbareessenceandthecharacterstotheircoretradesandtricks.Ultimately, LittleDixiefeelslikethepulpfictionversionofaGiacomettisculpture, allfearfulsymmetriesandmirrorimages.Agemofcrimecinemaatitspurestandmostphilosophical, proudlyfeaturingnoir’snewdarling, FrankGrillo.源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/little-dixie