‘Her Private Hell’ Review: Pino Donaggio’s Score Is The Secret Sauce In Nicolas Winding Refn’s Trippy Return To Cinema – Cannes Film Festival
Nicolas Winding Refn's film 'Her Private Hell' marks his return to cinema after a significant health scare. The film, which was not included in the Cannes Film Festival's official competition, showcases a unique vision for the future of film. Pino Donaggio's score plays a crucial role in enhancing the film's emotional depth and artistic expression.
- ▪Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Her Private Hell' is his first film since 2016's 'Neon Demon'.
- ▪The film received a 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes, highlighting its impact on the audience.
- ▪Pino Donaggio's score is noted for its emotional resonance and connection to the film's narrative.
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Sophie Thatcher in 'Her Private Hell' NEON Memories of cinema past and present come rushing at you like 2001’s Star Gate sequence in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell, his first return to cinema since 2016’s Neon Demon and his first project since dying for 20 minutes from a serious heart condition three years ago. Somehow, it was excluded from the Cannes Film Festival’s official competition in favor of films that look very much like 20th-century television, but so far Refn’s film is the only suggestion at this year’s event that one of its key directors is even remotely curious as to what the real future of film might look like — as opposed to a mess of known IP and AI recreations of people who’ve been dead for 50 years.
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