User Reviews

Film is a visual experience, and this film is a great example of how our eyes can learn an entire culture, an entire situation, evil and good, morality and immorality, without many words. That is how Samuel Beckett wrote: his minimalism of words gave rise to wondrous windows of the soul. You have taught us we can learn more from inspection than we can from spoon-fed dialog. The silence, I think, adds to the suspense of the film. We root for the heroine, who sees, in disbelief, no one, not even the crab, can escape the control of the tiny shop. I really liked the way, again, without a word, you created her gentleness and manners, amid the rich colors of the room, then posited them against the man's raggedy pants, his selfish egotism, and evil looks. How do we interpret the last scene? Does the customer have acceptance on his face, after he connects, visually, the dead body with the woman, who walks away triumphant, or will he turn to alert the police? I think the end can only be as you showed it: a tribute to Émile Zola in its naturalistic approach. Thanks for a beautiful experience! You all did a wonderful job! I respect your work and wish you great horizons!