After Lucia creates unbearable levels of tension, and you may think you know how the story will develop the director has a different idea.
The movie continues with uninterrupted shots. The film opens inside a car, establishes Roberto's state of mind, trying to cope from his grief due to the death of his wife.
So again, a death person explains all the levels of emotion of which the characters are build on, a simple cliché trick too often is being used in Cinema these days. On the other hand the most beautiful idea of the film is stolen from a short film that already was presented at Cannes in 2009. C'est gratuit pour les filles by Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq and Claire Burger is even a better film in my opinion, avoiding the cliché so called loved film festival formula of which jury members so much love. A formula as one we are able to say in Hollywood films. Long shots, poor dialogue, fixed shots etc. Happily Rodriguez avoids main characters walking through nature - as too many art-house filmmakers today have copied from the Lisandro Alonso.
But although all these frustrations that I had, the film is beautiful well made and totally an big audience worth.
Amen
The movie continues with uninterrupted shots. The film opens inside a car, establishes Roberto's state of mind, trying to cope from his grief due to the death of his wife.
So again, a death person explains all the levels of emotion of which the characters are build on, a simple cliché trick too often is being used in Cinema these days. On the other hand the most beautiful idea of the film is stolen from a short film that already was presented at Cannes in 2009. C'est gratuit pour les filles by Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq and Claire Burger is even a better film in my opinion, avoiding the cliché so called loved film festival formula of which jury members so much love. A formula as one we are able to say in Hollywood films. Long shots, poor dialogue, fixed shots etc. Happily Rodriguez avoids main characters walking through nature - as too many art-house filmmakers today have copied from the Lisandro Alonso.
But although all these frustrations that I had, the film is beautiful well made and totally an big audience worth.
Amen