Movie No. 33 (2013): EL MAR
El Mar (2000)
Director: Augusti Villalonga
Cast: Roger Casamajor, Bruno Bergonzini, Antonia Torrens
In Spanish, with English subtitles
When one boy was killed and the other boy killed himself, three other children - two boys and a girl - were there. That time was some time during the Spanish Civil War. That was the last day of their being children. Now, in the film's present, which is more or less a decade later after that incident, these three children, now adults, meet again in a sanatorium. And their souls, forever tormented and scarred, long for redemption that seems unreal.
Director: Augusti Villalonga
Cast: Roger Casamajor, Bruno Bergonzini, Antonia Torrens
In Spanish, with English subtitles
When one boy was killed and the other boy killed himself, three other children - two boys and a girl - were there. That time was some time during the Spanish Civil War. That was the last day of their being children. Now, in the film's present, which is more or less a decade later after that incident, these three children, now adults, meet again in a sanatorium. And their souls, forever tormented and scarred, long for redemption that seems unreal.
The film is a feast to the eyes and consciousness of art house-film lovers.
Date seen: February 1, 2013
Rating: 3.5/4.0
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