Movie 25: Palo Alto
25 PALO ALTO (US, 2013)
Dir: Gia Coppola
Cast: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, James Franco, Nat Wolff...
Palo Alto follows a few months in the lives of confused and somewhat depressed high school kids.
Palo Alto does not have a very clear plot, but attempts to capture the wide range of emotions adolescents experience, and more specifically the frustrating lack of control that tends to define the early years of our lives.
A critic claimed that it is one of the best films ever made about high school, and I agree.The characters are a good sample of the personalities usually found in high school, and all of them are given enough screen time to be fairly well rounded. The cast is also very convincing.
It is impossible not to see the similarities between Gia Coppola and Sofia Coppola's cinematography and concerns. I am curious to see where the former's career is eventually going to take her.
4.5/5
Dir: Gia Coppola
Cast: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, James Franco, Nat Wolff...
Palo Alto follows a few months in the lives of confused and somewhat depressed high school kids.
Palo Alto does not have a very clear plot, but attempts to capture the wide range of emotions adolescents experience, and more specifically the frustrating lack of control that tends to define the early years of our lives.
A critic claimed that it is one of the best films ever made about high school, and I agree.The characters are a good sample of the personalities usually found in high school, and all of them are given enough screen time to be fairly well rounded. The cast is also very convincing.
It is impossible not to see the similarities between Gia Coppola and Sofia Coppola's cinematography and concerns. I am curious to see where the former's career is eventually going to take her.
4.5/5