Karim Aïnouz on Rosebush Pruning: A satirical black comedy about patriarchal family rule
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Brazilian-Algerian director Karim Aïnouz discusses his new film Rosebush Pruning, a satirical black comedy co-written with Efthimis Filippou (known for his work with Yorgos Lanthimos). The film follows a wealthy American family in Spain under disturbing patriarchal rule. Aïnouz, who doesn't write his own screenplays, was drawn to Filippou's modern reimagining of Marco Bellocchio's Fists in the Pocket. The article explores themes of disruption and provocation in the film, and touches on the cinematography by Hélène Louvart.
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Disruption and provocation were key motives behind the decision to make Rosebush Pruning, a new, sick treatise on family.
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