Falanga, I Am Love

I recently watched I Am Love by Luca Guadagnino which is an Italian made love story about a woman in her 40's stuck in a social status and relationship she no longer wants to be a part of. The Ideology was that of describing what morals are in place in a love relationship and how commitment and truth effect how well the relationship will work out. The sexual play in the film illustrates the concept of making love as both a physical and spiritual experience. The editing perfectly illustrates this point as gargoyles, statues, flowers, clouds, street lights, mansions are all used as symbolic representations in particular scenes as the symbols are used for jump cuts. One scene in particular goes from a sexual encounter with Emma(Tilda Swinton) and her lover and while that is happening the image will briefly cut to bees around a flower or a waterfall to fill in the void of the audience's perception of what these characters are feeling and why everything the main character does is "natural" as all her actions are motivated by love. The beautiful imagery of nature and the outdoors is contrasted with the dark Gothic mansion she lives in illustrates her separate lives and where she wants to be. The editing is a huge part of this movie because of how the film plays out in interconnecting metaphors with unique cuts and shots to the emotions of the characters. The shots were not long but the use of close ups made the audience pay attention to emotion rather than details of the setting or other characters. This unique film told a love story through its' editing and score more than any other way because of its brilliant cinematography, shot selection, and running metaphors whilst the score by John Adams sets the tone and mood through his classic tracks more than most scores on any other film.