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  • Summary: Dissolution combines an almost surreal fairy-tale energy with brutal black and white realism to explore the condition of violence which permeates contemporary Israeli society. Shot is Yafo (the predominantly Arab area of Tel Aviv), the movie follows the moral collapse and first glimmer of redemption, of a young, morose Israeli Jew. (Menkes Film) Expand
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
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  1. Reviewed by: Joseph Jon Lanthier
    Mar 8, 2012
    75
    The camera is at its most effective when it seems dumbfounded at what it's indexing.
  2. Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Mar 8, 2012
    70
    Filmed in high-definition black and white, Ms. Menkes's often exquisite compositions - a single, attenuated shot of the aftermath of a car crash is a miracle of choreography - drive a narrative mired in poverty and spiritual desperation.
  3. Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 8, 2012
    60
    Only Dissolution's divine climax feels truly poetic. Having the stamina to not break down on the journey to that moment is half the battle.