In Lux Aeterna, art-house ingénue Gaspar Noé tackles the dynamics, egos, and erotics of cinema itself; turning the lens on his own (literally) pulsating practice. In a tight 50 minutes, the French-Argentinian filmmaker dissects a failing film set filled with inflated egos and questionable ethics. But is this aesthetically-charged and critically-toothed survey of cinema just another pretentious pump and dump, or is it something deeper? The boys decide.
