Film Review – Proxima

The plight of the working mother is taken to the extreme in “Proxima,” which highlights one woman’s quest to preserve her dream of becoming an astronaut while managing the needs of her young daughter. It’s a common tale of stress and perceived defeat handed fascinating magnification by co-writer/director Anna Winocour, who contrasts the bigness of the job with the routine of care, exploring all the anxieties and concerns that come with the position of raising a tiny human while detailing the growth of a space explorer. “Proxima” doesn’t entertain melodrama, with Winocour preferring to study the pain of dual responsibilities, maintaining compassion for both sides of the domestic arrangement with a balanced screenplay. She cares for the characters, and the heartache and admiration shows in the picture, which spotlights a trip to the stars, but remains refreshingly earthbound when it comes to human response. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com