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Ryan Gosling's mind-blowing debut Lost River - art or kitsch?

For you, is a film only interesting when opinions vary widely? Then Lost River (30 April in cinemas) is a godsend. This surreal vision of the American dream, shot among the overgrown and graffiti-adorned ruins of Detroit, is Ryan Gosling's ambitious directorial debut, realised after a screenplay of his own.

As an actor, he made his name in such notable films as Drive and Only God Forgives. Now he used his imagination to create his own in the w...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

For you, is a film only interesting when opinions vary widely? Then Lost River (30 April in cinemas) is a godsend. This surreal vision of the American dream, shot among the overgrown and graffiti-adorned ruins of Detroit, is Ryan Gosling's ambitious directorial debut, realised after a screenplay of his own.

As an actor, he made his name in such notable films as Drive and Only God Forgives. Now he used his imagination to create his own in the w...

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