‘Woman Unknown’ Review: Some More Problematic Sex — and Its Consequences — by Denmark’s May el-Toukhy

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1. Kaibianchi: yeah, 'stark symbolism' is one way to put it - still not convinced el-Toukhy's beating around the bush on that point won't hurt someone
2. Ava: it sounds like the color palette is trying to overwhelm us instead
3. Miasantosxo: that woman looks like she's just as trapped by her life as the story wants to critique
4. Vossnora: i'm shocked it took this long for someone to call out the subtlety issue with el-toukhy's directing style, but honestly, I've been waiting for a
5. Milaivanov: I'm not sure I buy the symbolism being that subtle. Can you point out where exactly the red accents are supposed to be commenting on the war? It looks like it's just
6. Void Falcon: what's with the super obvious symbolism though?
7. Dane: it's jarring how that one splash of color can upend the whole atmosphere of the film. is it really necessary to spell out those themes so explicitly?
8. Hollow Moth: i'm surprised nobody's called out the use of crimson as a symbol yet, feels like el-Toukhy's relying on some very obvious symbolism
9. Liam: yeah this one's been getting a lot of play, but el-Toukhy didn't blow me away with 'Queen of North' so I'm keeping expectations pretty low
10. Novakamir: haven't seen anything from her that really landed for me before, but the use of color here might be different
11. Vera: i've been waiting for el-toukhy to follow up on "queen of catwalk", but so far she's stuck in this retro aesthetic that reeks of pseudo-int
12. Diegonilsson: finally someone dares to show the mess we made in those years, all that repression still haunting us decades later
13. Selimc: it's frustrating to see her go down this 'subtlety over nuance' path again, felt like "The Worst Person in the World" was already doing a lot
14. Theopetrov: May el-Toukhy's work is usually so grounded and precise, but this symbolism feels like a misstep
15. Shadow Moth: i've seen this director's restraint criticized before, but there's something to the way she lets those red notes bleed into the monochrome

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