Blu-ray Review – Lux Aeterna

Gaspar Noe is a director with an addiction to making provocative films ("Irreversible," "Into the Void"). Some have suggested he hates his audience, looking to punish them with impossibly bleak material and hostile visuals, aiming to create tortuous viewing experiences strictly out to satisfy his malicious intent. His moviemaking modus operandi is up for debate, but Noe isn't the most consistent storyteller, and his last endeavor, 2018's "Climax," played like a parody of his previous efforts, identifying a defined limit to his corrosive mischief. For 2019's "Lux Aeterna," the helmer gets back on track with what's basically a short film about a production disaster, exploring explosive personalities and technical mishaps, keeping his cameras on the move as they capture the disintegration of what was meant to be a simple day of creative collaboration. "Lux Aeterna" is Noe's version of a valentine to cinematic experimentation and philosophy, and while he eventually drives it into the ground with tributes to the avant-garde highlights of his early education, he manages to have some fun for a change, toying with the fragility of personalities involved in the creation of art.  Read the rest at Blu-ray.com