Dissolved Girl (Review)
© Kai Kaldro
Dissolved Girl
Written & directed by Kai Kaldro
Producers : Alice Shy, Ivelaw Peters
Starring Alexandra Faye Sadeghian, Ivelaw Peters
Original Score : Charles Rakes
Runtime : 30 minutes
Genre : Science-fiction
2:35:1 - Color
Language : English
Country : United-States
Storyline
In an era of heated political and cultural war between man & machine, a young misunderstood human computer hacker and undercover robot cop must overcome their differences whilst procuring a caper to expose the cyber crime queen of the future.
© Kai Kaldro
In Dissolved Girl, we find a nocturnal Brooklyn in which colors have an important place.
Indeed, the palette is huge: red, blue, green. We have this impression of entering another dimension. The RED camera also has something to do with it. The tones are vivid and saturated. Play of light and shadow as well.
© Kai Kaldro
What stands out the most is this nighttime atmosphere that has some similarity with Good Times directed by Safdie brothers, and also Anton Tammi's work. A contemporary aspect quite simply and that is pleasant to look at!
Gaspar Noe could also be mentioned for the eye scene and its somewhat psychedelic visual effects.
© Kai Kaldro
Form has an important place in this film. The young director, Kai Kaldro, with little means succeeded in creating a futuristic universe in which men and robots merge.
The two actors have a face that leaves a real impression on the film and the spectator. We don’t forget them. Their features reveal something strong and aesthetic. They merge perfectly with the sets and the staging dotted with cables, materials and electrical gadgets.
© Kai Kaldro
The very subject of the film has already been seen in the cinema (Matrix, Ghost in the shell, Blade Runner, etc.) but here the director gives birth to a totally personal and unique universe, thanks in particular to the soundtrack and the sonorities of electric guitars that are anchored with the visual aspect.
He succeeded in creating a retro, vintage look in an ultra modern universe: the electric guitar refers directly to the 70s just like the character of the robot, played by Ivelaw Peters, and his haircut making immediately think of the hippie movement.
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If we were to summarize the film in a few key words, it would be: Futuristic and colourful electrifying nightlife! A film that suggests that human beings and robots are truly ready to become one in the years to come!
By Hallucinea Film Festival
