Very much in the sense of brutalist architecture theory this film leaves no fat, despite its over 3 1/2 hour runtime, and is only short of being self reflexive to achieve a brutalist film. This exposes the great hypocrisy of humanity to long for civility but to succumb to its vile nature. But most importantly Adrien Brody serves a character study as a man covered in the scars left from a lifetime of pain and torture who’s only greater torture…
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Enamorada 1946
This entire film is fantastic. What particularly stuck a chord with me was the scene that takes place in the cathedral. From its composition and assembly to the actors expressions and movements this segment is executed in an absolutely mozartesque way. This pivotal moment not only causes General José to volte-face, but also the audience as well. Up until this point José has no redeeming qualities, but aided by the Ave Maria sung by Fernando Fernandez and a church choir,…
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