Wednesday, January 30, 2013
LIFE STREAMING
Today's spanish film was the first film of Eusebio Pastrana
Exuberantly gay, straight and otherwise people come together to enjoy one another, bring a new life into the world, find their own way in and out of life and, for the most part, have a good time.
Almost 100% handheld and a bit shaky at that, we are in the midst of the people. Nicely done with a lot of "technique" which is neither intrusive or irritating.
A bit of the alternative film here and, at its roots, a very basic story.
I found this film while browsing and took a chance. It is not in the Netflix files so I bought it.
And I am glad that I did.
The central gay couple have great heat and happiness in their coming together which happens in the first frames of the picture.
They, or one of them, Omar, decides that they should have a child and so they set out to do so. As in most of life's quests, the solutions they strive for don't work very well but another alternative almost drops in their lap.
This is a feel good movie and it does not shrink from the problems of life.
I will see it again for sure. It has many layers and I didn't see them all.
It also has 101 kisses. They even count them for you so you don't miss any.
A 5 out of Netflix5 if Netflix had this DVD.
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