Worth seeing for the cinematography alone, this film displays the quirkiness of the director's previous work, which may act as an on/off switch to many viewers: either you enjoy that kid of thing, or... But the acting is good, visuals beautiful, and the story, such as it is (I will not risk a spoiler here), is even thought-provoking given half a chance. Not for everyone, certainly, but a cut above most of what I've seen lately, and a film that will resonate in my head for quite a while, I feel sure.

What a sad film, devouring even deservedly hopeful youth.

In the photography-centred world of Daguerrotype, surfaces constantly overpower the depths-it is a film about the ephemerality of representation transcending the very materiality of the things it seeks to represent.

slow-burning ghost story Daguerrotype concerns present absences: the 'e' missing from the centre of its title foreshadows the dead subjects mummified in Stéphane's daguerreotypes, the spectre of Denise, and the not-quite-all-there aloofness of Marie.

Its cultivated artificiality may seduce you; if not, you are likely to be left longing for the creations of his past.

Doesn't take long for its Gothic charms to work their magic.

You'll need patience for it to work on you, but all effort's repaid tenfold, thanks to Kurosawa's murmur-soft, immaculate craft and a trio of gorgeous central performances ...