Flames

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Flames

2017

1h 24m

Documentary

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9 Reviews

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A real couple is followed for five years from the white-hot passion of first love to the heartbreak of the bitter end.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

We've all been there, which is part of what makes this seemingly insular New York artist story so universal, and so affecting.

May 4, 2017

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Sam Weisberg

Village Voice

Flames, though energetically crafted, erotic, and at times heartfelt, is an exasperatingly esoteric meditation on love.

Apr 27, 2017

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

Flames grows tougher, weirder, and more ambiguous, casting much of its early cuteness in a starker light.

Apr 23, 2017

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Erica Peplin

Vague Visages

A good piece of performance art invites identification and raises significant questions like ‘Who do we think we are?’ and ‘Why do we do that?’ An insincere piece can, like Flames, frustrate or even discomfort.

Dec 5, 2023

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Elissa Suh

MUBI

With high potential to ruffle with its solipsism, Flames turns out to be cathartic and timely piece of performance art that might be the most representative of our society.

Feb 27, 2020

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Taking a step back: the last half hour saves the film, framing the relationship and the story with narrative distance and objectivity. If you were stuck watching only the first hour it would be infuriatingly pointless.

Rated: 6/10

May 10, 2018

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Hooked from start to finish.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

This is a messy self-indulgent movie. It confuses "love" with infatuation. The minimal structure imposed by the editing makes it difficult to become involved in the sequence of events. The latter part of the film works to discover why the relationship ended. But It was such a shabby encounter that I didn't care why it ended.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

This was my favorite movie at Tribeca! Made me cry. Highly recommend. Not an easy movie, but very powerful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Zefrey Throwell

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Josephine Decker

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Josephine Decker

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Synopsis

A real couple is followed for five years from the white-hot passion of first love to the heartbreak of the bitter end.

Director: Zefrey Throwell, Josephine Decker
Producer: Michael Melamedoff
Screenwriter: Zefrey Throwell, Josephine Decker
Genre: Documentary
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2018
Runtime: 1h 24m

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