Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani’s latest film, Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un diamant mort), may be their most accessible yet, though it’s still as beautiful and high-concept as any that came before it. Cattet & Forzani’s names have become synonymous with a certain kind of gorgeous motion picture, exquisitely crafted to the point of swallowing up any semblance of narrative that exists underneath the surface. Many have lobbed the tired “style over substance” accusation at the duo for their last three feature films (Amer, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, and Let the Corpses Tan) and, in their defense, the relative obtuseness of these films can challenge even the most interested viewer.

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