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Idyllic(2025)

Dir. Directed by Aaron Rookus

Seattle International Film Festival 2025: Film #11

Has something of Noah Bumbach about it, if they were Dutch and slightly more nihilistic, of course. I think the concrete ostrich is a quote from La Dolce Vita (1960)?

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Synopsis: Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life right away. These are people who embark on a heartfelt quest for the perfect fulfillment of life, which proves to be a near impossible task.