A middle class husband and wife slide to a cave in a patiently paced lo-fi study of sadnessHeading to the woods to deal with one’s demons is a common form of therapy in cinema. Emile Hirsch said goodbye to privilege in Into the Wild,Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe retreated to a remote cabin after the death of their son in Antichrist and final year’s Toronto film festival had a grieving Reese Witherspoon traipsing through rough terrain in Wild. A year on, the self-explanatory Couple in a gap takes that trope to a fascinating new place. Related: Forsaken review – Kiefer and Donald Sutherland play at wild west cowboys Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com