Lime & Vinegar

Lime & Vinegar is a film where basically nothing happens... and I am totally ok with that! The plot follows two maids who are working their first shift together. That's it, seriously! It takes realism to the level of films like In Vanda's Room and Jeanne Dielman, almost to the point that you feel like you are becoming a part of the film itself and are physically in the house spending time with the characters. The style is pseudo-documentary and the dialogue and interactions are very realistic. It is introspective, observational, and meditative. Films should not need to have violence or death to be interesting. Everyday lives are just as interesting in my opinion. It is not a film for everyone, but no film that pushes boundaries is.