It is The Future
The Future
‘Tis the season for cinephiles in Melbourne this month at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The latest creation from author, director, actor, artist and generally creative lady Miranda July is The Future, showing at MIFF this year. We have waited six years since her last film Me and You and Everyone We Know won awards at Cannes, Sundance and the Independent Spirit Awards, but it was worth it.
It is narrated by a talking cat who is darkly philosophical as he waits patiently in a veterinary clinic.
His prospective owners are acouple of thirty-somethings who struggle to prove that they are mature enough to take on such a long-term commitment as having a pet cat.
The movie deals with a couple experiencing a pre-midlife crisis and how they deal with the looming presence of middle age. The two confront the kind of everyday anxieties and the bad decisions that people make throughout their life. It is equal parts comedy and tragedy, and is a definite must-see for this year’s festival.
