Brilliant Failure: The Congress (Ari Folman, 2013)

  • Jake Wilson
Simply scrolling onto The Congress’ official website gives a very accurate depiction of Ari Folman’s feature. One is presented with an outlandish, gyrating mosaic of film clips; enough to make anyone recoil at its unrelenting visual assault. The colours are all too vibrant and little sense can be made of the story being told. The Congress itself suffers from a similar affliction....