my score = B+
the good: cinematography, story, acting
the bad: music score and too many helicopter shots of the road
euphoria was a last minute choice for us but we're glad we stumbled on it. it's the lone russian film at viff and it's a bold, crazy movie. i would have given this film a solid A if not for the grating-on-my-senses music score that was repeated over and over again. there were actually 2 "songs" that were played: the first was a accordian piece that conveyed zaniness and the second song was a full bore orchestral piece.
both songs did NOT belong in this film. my choice would have been something more ambient. the music took me out of the film and made me wish i had ear plugs.
beyond the music, the film was a short (1 hour) and strangely beautiful story full of interesting characters.
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