The Trailer for Ryan Gosling's Directorial Debut Is Here, and It Is Weird

published 3 February 2015

Critics panned Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River at Cannes, and now you know why: It's pretty much incomprehensible.

From what very little we can gather from the trailer, Joan Holloway (Christina Hendricks), Saoirse Ronan, and Fitz from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Ian De Caestecker) live in a post-apocalyptic city run by Doctor Who (Matt Smith). Everything is very bleak, but the music isn't bad and the visuals are stunning, especially when anyone runs/sets something on fire.

Possible themes: Detroit, global warming, escapism, how life, like this teaser, is meaningless. I dunno. You try:

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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.