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I watched three films last week:
Barbie (2023) - pleasingly intelligent satire.
Colette (2018) - lavish fin de siecle biopic.
Alice in the Cities (1974) - existentialist road movie prefiguring Wenders' later Paris, Texas.
Which was best? Well, the first, US, section of AitC had more intensity to offer than the European conclusion. Wenders was still developing here. Colette looked beautiful and had a story to tell, but did not seem to get to the root of what kept the protagonist with Willy so long. Barbie also looked good, Gerwig knew what she wanted to say and articulated it pretty well and entertainingly, if a little schmaltzy - inevitably - towards the end.
Overall, I would say that Barbie wins.