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André Téchiné
‘The Girl on the Train’ Favors Character Study Over Social Commentary
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2010 - 9:14amCHICAGO – Here’s a film that pulls off the tricky feat of moving quickly while taking its time. Like its rollerblading protagonist, “The Girl on the Train” is constantly on the move, hurtling headfirst into a series of interlocking relationships. Yet the director, André Téchiné, is less interested in his story’s destination than he is with the journey his characters take, and the various circumstances that lead them to make life-altering, often inexplicable choices.
