"Elisa K"
A Catalan film shot mostly in black and white which is primarily the story of a girl - Elisa K. - who is raped as an 11-year old by a family friend and has no memory of it until 14 years later when this memory returns with a shocking and emotional vengeance.
The rape is never shown and it is the psychology of the power of repressed memory which is of main interest here. The actress who plays the older Elisa K. (Aina Clotet) gives an amazing performance, especially when conveying the depth of the pain as the repressed memory is released.
Not necessarily for our jury.
A Catalan film shot mostly in black and white which is primarily the story of a girl - Elisa K. - who is raped as an 11-year old by a family friend and has no memory of it until 14 years later when this memory returns with a shocking and emotional vengeance.
The rape is never shown and it is the psychology of the power of repressed memory which is of main interest here. The actress who plays the older Elisa K. (Aina Clotet) gives an amazing performance, especially when conveying the depth of the pain as the repressed memory is released.
Not necessarily for our jury.
"Pa Negre"
Set in Catalonia during the post Spanish Civil war period, this is a complex tale of revenge, murder, and greed.
A young boy, Andreu, watches his father turn from villain to hero to villain and back to hero again before his father is lost forever. The father sold his soul to the devil but what he purchased was his son's education and a way out of poverty...
Not one of my favorite films but I think this is meant purely and primarily for a Spanish audience.
Set in Catalonia during the post Spanish Civil war period, this is a complex tale of revenge, murder, and greed.
A young boy, Andreu, watches his father turn from villain to hero to villain and back to hero again before his father is lost forever. The father sold his soul to the devil but what he purchased was his son's education and a way out of poverty...
Not one of my favorite films but I think this is meant purely and primarily for a Spanish audience.
