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Shotinstunningblackandwhite,withscenesthatcouldbeouttakesfromsomesurrealhaute-couturephotoshoot,PhantomLovemightjustbethemostbeautifulfilmoftheyear.Looksaren’teverything,however,andthisisnohollowaestheticexercise.AswefollowalienatedprotagonistLulu(MarinaShoif)onanimpromptutripintothedarkestreachesofherownpsyche-seeminglyundertakenasadistractionwhileanunsatisfactoryloverlaboursawayontopofher-writer/directorNinaMenkescreatesadreamscapeofepicimaginativereach.ThereareshadesofAlainResnaisandDavidLynchhere,butthisfilm’slushmysteriesareallitsown-andtheroadthatLulutravelsmakesMulhollandDrivelooklikealayby.(source:http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/films/phantom-love/)