![]() Mysteries matter in the films of Claire Denis, who makes movies in which story drifts into the background as characters, settings and predicaments move to the fore. ![]() One drink later, things turn back to transactional. “I’m press.” But she doesn’t seem offended, just claiming the proper credentials. That Brit she’s met in the bar of the swank Hotel Intercontinental asks her directly, “Are you for sale?” There’s little about her slinky sun dress that says “professional.” Well, not that profession. And since she drinks a lot, maybe we buy the “periodista” label.īut she gives no sign she takes notes or photographs. ![]() Since she’s paying for her drinks with cordobas, we can guess she’s in Nicaragua. She tells one and all she’s a “periodista,” a journalist. The first mystery of “Stars at Noon” is just who and what this character, Trish Johnson really is?
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