‘Roma Elastica’ Review: Marion Cotillard Plays a Movie Star Losing Both Her Mind and Body in an Over-the-Top 1980s-Set Psychodrama
Roma Elastica is a psychodrama directed by Bertrand Mandico, set in the 1980s and featuring Marion Cotillard as a troubled movie star. The film explores themes of excess and nostalgia for B-movie culture while showcasing a surreal narrative filled with cinematic references. Critics note its appeal to hardcore movie buffs, though some may find it lacking in substance.
- ▪Marion Cotillard stars as Eddie, a screen diva battling terminal brain cancer.
- ▪The film is a tribute to 1980s cinema, filled with over-the-top visuals and themes.
- ▪Roma Elastica premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is described as a take-it-or-leave-it experience.
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'Roma Elastica' Cannes Film Festival Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Italian giallo horror flicks, American slasher flicks, Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession, Fellini’s Satyricon and a film-within-a-film described as “Antonioni meets Escape from N.Y.” are some, but clearly not all, of the works referenced in French director Bertrand Mandico’s delirious homage to cinema and the ’80s, Roma Elastica.
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