South Of Hope Street is a film that was written and directed by Jane Spencer. It has an unconventional approach, which makes it stand out. This is not one of those plot-driven films; instead, it is a dramatic science fiction mystery that creates a unique watching experience. It’s like Brazil overall but toned down a bit.
Only one thing remains after all this: does the weirdness itself fascinate or not?
Denise (Tanna Frederick) can’t seem to catch a break. Her roommate is kicking her out of her little corner of their apartment because they’re getting another friend. She can’t get a job because she loves poetry and wears high heels. She won’t take the anti-nausea medicine offered to her by the doctor who tells her it’ll help with the queasiness she keeps feeling in this other world where nothing makes sense. But worst of all, only Denise sees the thing in the sky.
But Tom (Judd Nelson) may have figured out how to leave this world with others who are beginning to see that loyalties and motives shift as unpredictably as everything else here.
“Denise’s love for poetry and her choice of footwear are hindering her job prospects.”
The visuals in South Of Hope Street are delicious eye candy. Most of it is in bright color, but there are several scenes in black & white that feel different from the rest of the film on purpose, I think. The cityscape shots in color have a gritty feel, showing us that even under all this polish and shine there’s grime. The black & white sequences offer solace and unity warmth. Director of photography Frank Glencarin perfectly captured Denise’s moods throughout the film with his work.
Frederick plays Denise sweetly but confusedly she spends one scene begging someone to stay on their couch then throws a book at them in another scene later on; both emotions make sense. Nelson is quietly calm, helping all of us watching to begin piecing together the world we’re in and how it got like this. Michael Madsen is his usual charmingly odd self as Benjamin Flowers he gets the biggest laugh in the film just before halfway through.
South Of Hope Street feels like a hazy dream: you can’t really remember or make sense of any specifics after it’s over, but the feeling itself was something new, something unexpected and most welcome. The cast is good, the movie looks incredible and the themes are used well, so sit back and enjoy it all.
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