Lucile Hadžihalilović

Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower is a haunting French adult fable about loss, obsession, and the perilous allure of fantasy. It is no straightforward narrative; it is a dark fairytale with all the below-the-line crafts working in an orchestrated manner to transport you, the viewer, to this place in time when you knew less about human nature. It is also about cinema’s power to enchant someone not immersed in the arts or fortunate to be surrounded by them, and the dangers of mistaking illusion for salvation. At once eerie and beautiful, it leaves you chilled, as if you have stepped into the ice realm yourself.