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Galveston (2018)

Film

DirectorMélanie Laurent

Meta takes3

Figures

Locations

The recurring motif of the motel room → The Uncanny

Form & technique

The film's narrative changes from the source novel
Mélanie Laurent's directorial style and visual choices
The film's musical score by Marc Chouarain → Anempathetic Music

Tropes

The characterization of Rocky
The film's use of neo-noir genre conventions
Ben Foster's physical and emotional performance as Roy Cady → The Smile Tax

Films most connected to Galveston

Office Space (1999) — via The Uncanny, The Smile Tax
The Terminator (?) — via Anempathetic Music
Sideways (2004) — via Anempathetic Music
Dazed and Confused (1993) — via Anempathetic Music
Spotlight (2015) — via Anempathetic Music
The Piano (1993) — via Anempathetic Music
Call Me by Your Name (2017) — via The Smile Tax
Wonder Woman (2017) — via The Smile Tax