Very interesting film. I saw a NY screening of this. I like how the director correlates an old poem to talk about a modern problem - two young people in the city, in a troubled relationship, who turn to drugs in moments of despair. I LOVE the music, which seems to have a Sephardic influence. I know a lot of music of ancient Spain deals with love and death and I thought this was really beautiful, original and simple. It's nice to see modern filmmakers exploring complicated issues through subtle film-making techniques. There's no need for any fancy effects - the girl's tone of voice and the way it's shot - all grainy and hand-held. Very cool and smartly done - looking forward to this director's future experimental films....
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Wow...this is depressing
planktonrules14 February 2009
This is a decent short film about being miserable. Two immigrants seem pretty miserable. One uses drugs and the other contemplates suicide. The film is narrated by the female immigrant and her Spanish is translated into subtitles as she speaks about how life is lousy--and as you see terrible things happen to the two people.
The film is certainly not fun to watch and seems to offer absolutely no hope. However, technically speaking it's not a bad film. The only major complaint I have about the technical aspect is that the odd and haunting music is too loud--occasionally drowning out what the narrator is saying.
The film is certainly not fun to watch and seems to offer absolutely no hope. However, technically speaking it's not a bad film. The only major complaint I have about the technical aspect is that the odd and haunting music is too loud--occasionally drowning out what the narrator is saying.
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