Divino amore

It's the birthday of late Cecilia magini and i decided to do a retrospective of her early works which is mostly shorts. I watched almost every titles and this was the best. I played some black metal in the background and it felt other worldly. One of the most interesting themes of Magini's filmography is the approach to nostalgia. There are numerous filmmakers who have taken or co-opted of what Magini's does in their works. Cecilia Magini has never made an uninteresting film, and for that it is a wild feat. Personally, this is a very interesting short, reminiscent of her previous works and on the lines of Legendary David Gladwell's style, though this film predates the latter by some years. Here, Magini focusses on a local ritual, like a primitive fable, a mood-piece. It looks spiritual but quite sinister, i bet anyone who has seen this will feel the same vibes. I would suggest you to check out this short with some Cultes des ghoules, Diamanda Galás, Meredith Monk, Kengo Iuchi, playing in the background. This without a doubt one of the best atmospheric short films, and a cut above so with avant-garde additions it can communicate something or its opposite depending on one's point of view depending on the mood.