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isla s I liked that this documentary film has quite an eery sound to it, a somehow supernatural, ethereal type of sound. The narrators voice sounds quite contemplative and so it has a laid back feel to it, while also sounding somewhat matter of fact as well. I struggled to think how to describe it visually but then the term scrapbook came to mind - it is like an artsy scrapbook of sorts, I say arty as there are elements of art the narrator has presumably worked on, which appear, like drawings, art installations and the like. Its a thoughtful documentary, covering some reasonably deep topics. There are some interesting quotes shown on screen.As someone who likes dogs, I appreciated some of the sentiments and enjoyed seeing the many dogs that appear on screen. There are philosophical moments present (with people such as Kierkegaard mentioned) and indeed some of the themes are more about humans than pets or dogs. Overall I enjoyed this - its a slightly surreal watch but it was a nice one all the same. Oh and watching the Jack Russell play the keyboard was really cute! (yes I did just say that). I suppose, aside from grief, you could say its primarily about love and hope, which is obviously more positive. Would I recommend it? yes I would, primarily to other fans of dogs. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member love her, but mostly hated this. her voice is wonderful, her words are emotionally charged and eloquent, and her music is amazing... but this film was so disappointing and too visually disjointed that it made it all just feel "ok". I can interpret the untold reasoning of why it seems so disjointed, but it just doesn't work for me. It ends up feeling like a giant, unfocused waste of time, with some sparingly interesting visual moments. I was expecting something much better than what I watched. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Your "art" is silly, like a child saying "look at me" Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow, meditative and almost dreamlike, this is one for dog lovers and Anderson devotees alike. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member An arty type film and definitely not for me. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm torn because on one hand I LOVE certain parts of this. The story about the hawks I first heard at her art show dedicated to her dog in the bardo and it made me cry. If this entire movie had been an hour long radio special I would have adored it. But visually it's really boring when she doesn't have clips of her actual dog or photos of her art going. Too much rain filters over bokeh lights for my taste. But there's good stuff in here and I appreciated it. All in all, inconsistent but good. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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