Denis gets High with some sci-fi

Robert Pattinson and Scarlett Lindsey in High Life

Cinema

High Life: Directed by Claire Denis, Nationwide, 18,Rating:****

Float Like A Butterfly: Directed by Carmel Winters, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:***

There are no blue-skinned aliens in Claire Denis’s High Life, no lightsabers or laser blasters, no invading flying saucers or talk of galactic trade embargoes. The venerated French writer and director’s first foray into science fiction, and her first film in the English language, is a deliberate throwback to the challenging, cerebral sci-fi of ...