Mercuriales

The various characters that inhabit the Mercuriales Towers resemble those captured in their own urban island as in Jia Zhangke's "The world". However here the two young girls, escape this encampment and follow a strong friendship. The director seems to want to express almost too much, as often happens in debuts.

There is an underlying atmosphere of magic, supernatural, which reflects youth's frustrations, anger or drama. For example the demolition at the final is perhaps a reflection of the separation of the two. The rebellious acts against Paris urbanity and mythological creatures reminds of Rivette's "Pont du nord". Moreover, there is also sensuality. The way this angst of young age is expressed is remarkable. I can't say there is anything remarkable about the youngsters here, being average, but what matters is the keen reflection of their temperaments in our modern world.