Thursday 13 August 2015

Respiro


Crazy or just different?

Summary: A woman under the influence of her own zest for life encounters obstacles from her husband.

Tribal simplicity recorded in the life of an isolated fishing community - every nook and cranny roasted by the sun, as shirt-less packs of boys hunt and fight amid seaside ruins; piling trash into huge pyres on the beach for a religious celebration.

This small, sensual movie proffers a great deal of physical movement and light. Whimsical in being almost plotless; verging on the honesty of a dream. Sexuality is everywhere as an instinctive naturalness holds this society together.

Lust for life boils over in a young mother, Grazia (an excellent Valeria GOLINO, ably-supported by all-natural performers), propelling her beyond her social bounds - to the very great consternation of all.

After she literally sets the wild dogs loose, they want to send her away: Maybe she is manic-depressive. But she is Grace, the breath of life animating us all - she cannot be tamed.

They want her gone, so she leaves: Her older son finds a cave for her to hide in. Her husband believes she drowned and places a religious statuette at the bottom of the sea. The film then ends in a minor miracle - an image not to be forgotten.

Posted by Frank TALKER™ at 17:18
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