Mundane satire
Making real life evil even more monstrous through satire, El Conde may not be a particularly sharp satire, instead choosing to go for easy targets and executing them really well with a complete lack of subtlety and gore that's effectively desensitised.
Jaime Vadell is effortless in portraying Pinochet's absolute lack of care or regret towards the atrocities he committed and his constant boredom is funny. Paula Luchsinger has an incredible level of enthusiasm, extremely overt in communicating her plans to disrupt the family and clearly enjoying it.
Pablo Larraín's direction is mundane in the best ways, even its most surreal elements are mostly executed with a complete and intentional lack of wonder, enhanced by the black and white photography which means even the gore feels deliberately mundane.
Jaime Vadell is effortless in portraying Pinochet's absolute lack of care or regret towards the atrocities he committed and his constant boredom is funny. Paula Luchsinger has an incredible level of enthusiasm, extremely overt in communicating her plans to disrupt the family and clearly enjoying it.
Pablo Larraín's direction is mundane in the best ways, even its most surreal elements are mostly executed with a complete and intentional lack of wonder, enhanced by the black and white photography which means even the gore feels deliberately mundane.
- masonsaul
- Sep 15, 2023