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  • 09-09-2012 12:07am
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    johnny_ultimate
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoelUhjVXas


    Must say I was quite smitten with this one. A strange yet beguiling homage to classic cinema. But as opposed to straight up emulations such as The Artist, this has an identity and tone all of its own. Filmed in black & white and in ye olde Academy Ratio, it's beautifully photographed from beginning to end. The story is broke up into two (well three if we count a brief prologue) sections. The first follows a middle-aged woman Pilar in modern day Lisbon, while the second jumps back several decades to follow a love affair experienced by Pilar's elderly neighbour Aurora.

    The second half is when the film really hooked me. It's a simple, familiar and melodramatic romance, but it's handled with great care. Told only though sound effects, music and voiceover, it's an emotionally involving and carefully told love story. The first half has much to praise too, and ultimately the problems faced by Pilar and her companions echo throughout the second in subtle and curious ways.

    But mostly Miguel Gomez has made a purely cinematic treat, and one with a great command of form and technique. It's only out in the IFI for a week (although given About Elly and Keyhole are out next week, we can't really complain) but sure to be out on DVD soon enough. Definitely recommended as an offbeat but expertly crafted gem.


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