Cinema outings –
“The Nevenka Affair”, “Love in the Present”: which films to see this week?
A trial film, a melodrama, a children’s film and a radical documentary complete a week dominated by Almodóvar and Andrea Arnold.
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“The Nevenka Affair”
Actress Mireia Oriol at the heart of a highly publicized trial.
Xenix
Here is a case that resonates with recent news by addressing the first case of political #MeToo that occurred in Spain at the end of the 90s. Currently, we follow the start of the career of Nevenka Fernández, elected at the age of 25 as a municipal councilor to of the mayor of Ponferrada, the charismatic and popular Ismael Alvarez. So popular that he thinks he can do anything. And harasses the young woman, to the point of making her life hell. From innuendo to touching and then rape, his daily life becomes a nightmare. So she decides to file a complaint and face him during a trial that is as grueling as it is well-publicized.
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Carried by the actress Mireia Oriol, perfect in the role of victim whose flame and charm fade little by little, and by the excellent Urko Olazabal, face of shame and male domination, this film reconstitutes a whole of facts inspired by a real story. To stage this trial, director Iciar Bollain uses a very classic style, without resorting to shortcuts or effects. From a simple and effective narration, it makes the most of what it can hope for, namely a formal denunciation of unhealthy and criminal actions that must be condemned without any other form of procedure. A certain tension is palpable, the film assumes its point of view in each of its shots, and this without excluding emotion. PGA
Note: ***
•= hateful, °= at your own risk, *= good, **= interesting, ***= excellent, ****= masterpiece
“Love in the present”
Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, a baby and tears.
DCM
Both a romantic love film and a melodrama, this film is distinguished by a structure which alternates flashbacks and narrative present, with an encounter, the birth of the first child and the fight against cancer mixed together. The whole thing is visible as long as you know the tricks and recipes for making this type of product, even if you may find the result dull and nice.
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Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh do what is necessary to draw out the tears and collect their fee. On the directing side, John Crowley, capable of the excellent (“Boy A”) as well as the worst (“The Goldfinch”), carries out his task in a rather impersonal manner. Hand-sewn for an undemanding audience. On display since January 1. PGA
Note: **
•= hateful, °= at your own risk, *= good, **= interesting, ***= excellent, ****= masterpiece
«Woodwalkers»
These children can turn into animals.
FilmCoopi
This fantastic tale for children takes place in a house where humans have the power to transform into animals. Wolves, lynx, bison, squirrels or crows, there’s a bit of everything to make up a Noah’s ark whose mission is to inform the world about deforestation and the importance of natural habitats. But there are also internal dissensions.
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“Woodwalkers” (this is the term which designates those endowed with this power) has the merit of contrasting with the universe of superheroes, which hold a sort of monopoly on superpowers. But that’s kind of its only interest. Signed by the German Damian John Harper, the film is standard in every way. PGA
Note: **
•= hateful, °= at your own risk, *= good, **= interesting, ***= excellent, ****= masterpiece
“Around the fire”
Jacques Fasel, 1970s robber and fellow traveler in the anti-capitalist struggle in “Around the Fire”.
The documentary by Laura Cazador and Amanda Cortés brings together two generations of activists “Around the Fire” for an exchange around the activism of yesterday and today. The seventies of anarchist bandits Jacques Fasel and Daniel Bloch no longer have much to do with the reality of the three young Zadists from Mormont Hill invited to talk with the veterans. Even if the common enemy remains – destructive capitalism – the ways of approaching the struggle differ and evolve.
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In this very free nocturnal discussion, the question of violence forms a sort of ridge between the ancients and the more circumspect, more pacifist moderns. In this flamboyant circle in the middle of the night, several versions of an anti-capitalist utopia are expressed and it is the whole point of this documentary to highlight these speeches of a radical left, often relegated to a spotlight peripheral. BSE
Note: **
•= hateful, °= at your own risk, *= good, **= interesting, ***= excellent, ****= masterpiece
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