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French Girls review – scrappy Australian film made for $28,000 reveals refreshing new talents
Low-fi, aesthetically austere work set in Sydney’s modelling scene makes you wonder what writer-director Hyun Lee might do with more resources The debut feature of writer-director Hyun Lee is a slightly scrappy drama set in Sydney’s modelling scene, reportedly made on a $28,000 budget and informed by Lee’s own experiences. Executive produced by Nash Edgerton , who appears in a small role towards the end, French Girls has nary a trace of the glitz, glam and artifice synonymous with the trade; it’s a low-fi and aesthetically austere work, with a messy, rough-edged kind of visual lyricism and a suite of naturalistic performances. The pared-back nature of the experience extends to its messaging, or lack thereof: this is not a film that views modelling through a probing intellectual framework, or offers much in the way of commentary. Lee has spoken about how she did not seek to “critique mode
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Low-fi, aesthetically austere work set in Sydney’s modelling scene makes you wonder what writer-director Hyun Lee might do with more resources The debut feature of writer-director Hyun Lee is a slightly scrappy drama set in Sydney’s modelling scene, reportedly made on a $28,000 budget and informed by Lee’s own experiences. Executive produced by Nash Edgerton , who appears in a small role towards the end, French Girls has nary a trace of the glitz, glam and artifice synonymous with the trade; it’s a low-fi and aesthetically austere work, with a messy, rough-edged kind of visual lyricism and a suite of naturalistic performances. The pared-back nature of the experience extends to its messaging, or lack thereof: this is not a film that views modelling through a probing intellectual framework, or offers much in the way of commentary. Lee has spoken about how she did not seek to “critique mode
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, French Girls review – scrappy Australian film made for $28,000 reveals refreshing new talents, Low-fi, aesthetically austere work set in Sydney’s modelling scene makes you wonder what writer-director Hyun Lee might do with more resources The debut feature of writer-director Hyun Lee is a slightly scrappy drama set in Sydney’s modelling scene, reportedly made on a $28,000 budget and informed by Lee’s own experiences. Executive produced by Nash Edgerton , who appears in a small role towards the end, French Girls has nary a trace of the glitz, glam and artifice synonymous with the trade; it’s a low-fi and aesthetically austere work, with a messy, rough-edged kind of visual lyricism and a suite of naturalistic performances. The pared-back nature of the experience extends to its messaging, or lack thereof: this is not a film that views modelling through a probing intellectual framework, or offers much in the way of commentary. Lee has spoken about how she did not seek to “critique mode
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