Alejandro Loayza Grisi takes us to the Bolivian highlands to talk about the generational conflict of the elderly who remain in communion with the land.
Everything in this cinematographic gem is surprising. The excellent direction of actors, all non-professionals; the extreme beauty of a photograph and landscapes that elude the temptation of the tourist postcard to integrate naturally into the action; the tenderness that he conveys with his minimalist portrait of a world that is dying out; that it is a debut film; the respect he shows for his characters, and, above all, the dignity they reflect. Sometimes, situations, images, people or frames seem flashes of the best John Ford.
It is not, however, an easy film, beginning because a good part of its dialogues, although few and brief, are in Quechua, subtitled in Spanish. This is an essential ingredient, as are magical realism references, as they cause generational conflict between the elderly, who remain in communion with the land, and the young, who live in the city, alien to their roots. It describes something that may seem distant, but films like ‘Alcarràs’ or ‘As bestas’ remind us that it is not so far away.
A good choice for movie buffs and adult-themed movie audiences
DATA SHEET
Address: Alejandro Loayza Grisi Distribution: Luisa Quispe, Jose Calcina, Santos Choque Country: bolivia Year: 2022 Release date: 28–10-2022 Gender: Drama Script: Alejandro Loayza Grisi Duration: 87 min.
Synopsis: In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. During an unusually long drought, Virginio and his wife Sisa face a dilemma: resist or be defeated by the environment and time itself.
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