Last night I watched another Vicky Krieps film. Apparently she's turned into the go-to actress for films about isolation and misery. She's good fit, although not because she seems more than normally isolated or miserable, but simply because she's such a good actress. I suppose that just as with any actor in any category, there is the definite chance that they will get pigeon-holed. What I love about European films is the desire to make important films about important topics, stuff that would be relegated to a remarkably small budget in an independent film, because all the film industry resources are reserved for the latest installation of the Marvel or Star War brand. There are certainly big budget productions in Europe, but there seems to be a smaller gap - essentially, they're not simply making stupid new movies about Superman or the Fantastic Four or impossibly small budget independent films. Anyway, thanks for coming to my TedTalk. The film I watched last night was Mathieu Amalric's 2021 film Hold Me Tight. Vicky Krieps plays Clarisse, who has apparently run away from her husband Marc (Arieh Worthalter) and her kids, but, in reality, they are the ones who left her (although not in the way we think she left them). Most of the film is her obvious grief and her memories - an imagined memory - of her family's lives after she has left them. Vicky Krieps's wonderful, sorrowful performance holds the film together when it might have spun out of control. You should definitely check it out. It's being featured in this month's Vicky Krieps collection on the Criterion Channel.
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