Film Review: Bright Star

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Bright Star


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Campion eloquently confections a 19th century tale without the trinkets or the usual distractions, the helmer works with simple strokes and elicits a soft undercurrent of emotions with strong visual cues with film’s final sequence, an affecting, most profound use of voice-over we’ll find this year…

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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