aleskander
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A film by Gómez Pereira, showing a great proficiency in the staging and selection of shots, mixing genres: comedy, terror, drama, biopic and others.
The plot focuses on the sudden announcement of an urgent supper for General Franco & some other generals at the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the war has just finished, the cruel Spanish Civil War.
Excellent performances by the three main actors and humorous depictions of Carmen Polo and Francisco Franco.
Different influences in this film (De Palma, Berlanga, Buñuel), a good atmosphere and art direction.
Go back to 1939, suffering and enjoying the story at the same time.
The plot focuses on the sudden announcement of an urgent supper for General Franco & some other generals at the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the war has just finished, the cruel Spanish Civil War.
Excellent performances by the three main actors and humorous depictions of Carmen Polo and Francisco Franco.
Different influences in this film (De Palma, Berlanga, Buñuel), a good atmosphere and art direction.
Go back to 1939, suffering and enjoying the story at the same time.
Probably the weakest film made by one of the best Spanish cinema directors, very precise and accurate, with a proficient control of the image.
But making a film is difficult, the screenplay has flaws, the story lacks depth, the line of action loses credibility and strength.
A very expensive film, though, with reach costumes, a nice atmosphere, somewhat poor in content.
But making a film is difficult, the screenplay has flaws, the story lacks depth, the line of action loses credibility and strength.
A very expensive film, though, with reach costumes, a nice atmosphere, somewhat poor in content.
A clear excess of footage in a feature film which has resonances of Altman, Coen, Tarantino, De Palma and Hawks.
The performances reach some kind of excess, as well, with this fashionable, expresssionist unnecesary style.
The main actor repeats the same action at least three times, he takes off his glasses and wipes the sweat from his forehead, three times, is there not an editor or the director did not shoot enough takes?
Although the subtext idea of the story is admirable, reflecting the poisonous atmosphere that is with us today, using a big metaphor, sadly, the main points of the story are not well underlined and it turns into an unbearable picture towards the third part of the story.
The performances reach some kind of excess, as well, with this fashionable, expresssionist unnecesary style.
The main actor repeats the same action at least three times, he takes off his glasses and wipes the sweat from his forehead, three times, is there not an editor or the director did not shoot enough takes?
Although the subtext idea of the story is admirable, reflecting the poisonous atmosphere that is with us today, using a big metaphor, sadly, the main points of the story are not well underlined and it turns into an unbearable picture towards the third part of the story.