Lili Horvát's Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time is a transfixing study of the complexities and labyrinths of the human psyche. It's a film in which the interiority of oneself is beautifully displayed through an enigmatic formal structure and pensive style that is strikingly effective at creating an empathetic portrait of an individual in pursuit of attaining something which she desperately wants - Love and companionship. Horvát's beautifully constructed atmospherics and formal sensibilities reminded me of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's To The Ends of the Earth. T. These films are wildly different in treatment, yet they both beautifully capture the understated fears and tensions of their principal characters in a way that takes on a metaphysical quality - each beginning to become victims of their perceptions. Preparations to Be Together For An Unknown Period of Time's is a film rooted in romanticism yet it is not timid about capturing the abject power of a concept such as love. Exhibiting how this powerful emotional response often obfuscates the more rigorous aspects of intellect, Preparations manages to capture how we are often subservient to our emotions while never questioning their overall importance. The film's more obtuse sensibilities create an immersive experience in which exposition is unwarranted and unnecessary - a conscious decision that symbolizes the often unquantifiable and incalculable complexities of consciousness itself. Through its sensitive formal stylings, Preparations remains deeply affecting, excavating its truths about longing, connection, and love through a style that feels completely organic and honest. At its core, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time is a story of loneliness, the unspoken negotiations of daily life, and the grandiose power which affect can have over our general consciousness. It's a film that doesn't easily conform to the strictures of narrative or genre, as it pines for something more, delivering an immersive work that is enigmatic but genuinely honest, romantic, and tender about the human condition as every individual navigates and negotiates with the external world
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