Sunday's Illness

This movie really touched me , its slow paced and beautiful.The acting is simply superb. Long time since I have seen a movie that gripped me in this way .

An upper-class woman called Anabel : Susi Sanchez, living luckly with his husband and daughter : Greta Fernandez who is actually daughter of actor Eduard Fernandez , while preparing a dinner to wealthy people meets her daughter Chiara, Barbara Lennie, whom she had abondoned long time ago. As Anabel left to her and to his previous husband : Richard Bohringer, over 30 years ago, to marry another rich man : Miguel Angel Sola'. After a failed attempt by the marriage to give Chiara money that she subsequently refuses, then the latter asks for a rare request : to spend Anabel and Chiara get together at their previous home where she lived . As they go by car to the French Pyrinees to a little location in the mountains . Along the way, Anabel attempts to know the reason for the strange beheaving of Chiara who is usually drunk, killing a dove, injuring a dog and other weird conducts.

This is an intense drama plenty of moving scenes and strange happenings . An interesting film but pretty dull and a little bit boring. Being painly tiring and slow moving, though made with credibility and adequate style. It is a brooding and thoughtful film with an unexpected and surprising ending.

It packs a colorful and evocative cinematography by Ricardo De Gracia, shot on location in Montseny, Barcelona, Andorra, French Pyrinees , Mars de Mollo, La Preste, France. As well as atmospheric and appropriate musical score by Nino Casal. The motion picture was professionally directed by Ramon Salazar, thouh it results to be dull . Ramon is a good writer and director, as he has written successful films as 30 metros sobre el cielo, Tengo ganas de ti, Amnesia. Salazar is ha craftsman who directed provoking and stirring films suc as : 10.000 noches en ninguna parte, 20 centimetros and his best one : Piedras or Stones. Rating 5.5/10. Passable and acceptable.

I don't remember where was the last time I have seen such a great movie like this. Absolutely amazing. Everything was in the right place. Spanish cinematography is getting better and better. Everyone who likes movie with a touching story ,deep in every small details then it's a must!

Wow, this is a powerful beautifully written, directed and acted film. So glad there are still amazing talents in this money driven cinema world. Great piece of work.

For the 1st one minute or so, there's an an image of a forest of gray,leafless trees, a visual metaphor for the dark story that the film is. The film is so visually stunning that they look like painting canvas on the move. The artistic choice of the director of not having a background score makes the film even more life-like. The performances are understated and just incredible, especially Barbara's. There is hardly any shaft of sunlight throughout, which reflects the darkness of the protagonist's life. I am in love with this film. I have watched it twice already. Just can't get enough of it.