Movies Aren’t Real Life, But Who by Fire Comes Pretty Close
George Mihalcea
Who by Fire . Photo: Kimstim Films/Everett Collection One could be forgiven for mistaking the opening scenes of Philippe Lesage’s Who by Fire for the start of a horror movie. The film begins with a long, looong shot of a car driving along a remote, winding road as a droning, two-note melody plays on the soundtrack. The silent close-ups of the people in the vehicle are subtly unsettling, while all around them rolls a beautiful, forbidding landscape. Complete with lengthy, ominous dissolves, it
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