Staying Vertical is Alain Guiraudie at his most unpredictable, mixing sexuality, parenthood, rural life and surreal danger into a film that deliberately refuses conventional logic. It can be frustrating, but the boldness, dark humour and strange landscapes make it difficult to forget.
Staying Vertical is Alain Guiraudie at his most unpredictable, mixing sexuality, parenthood, rural life and surreal danger into a film that deliberately refuses conventional logic. It can be frustrating, but the boldness, dark humour and strange landscapes make it difficult to forget.
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