Dream and Silence (2012) Sueño y silencio
Dream and Silence (2012)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x304 | x264 @ 1600 Kbps | 106 min | 1,34 Gb
Audio: Español AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Español, Català
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x304 | x264 @ 1600 Kbps | 106 min | 1,34 Gb
Audio: Español AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Español, Català
Genre: Drama
Director: Jaime Rosales
Writers: Jaime Rosales (screenplay), Enric Rufas (screenplay)
Stars: Oriol Rosselló, Yolanda Galocha, Alba Ros
One of Spain’s most personal and provocative auteurs, Jaime Rosales (Bullet in the Head) returns with this unsettling tale of a man who, following the death of his daughter in a car accident, forgets that the girl ever existed. Interested in showing the entire process of the family’s healing, Rosales minutely follows their smallest gestures and most offhand remarks, catching those seemingly unconscious moments that can paradoxically be the most revealing. Beautifully shot in black-and-white CinemaScope.
Over the course of three films I have learned to expect nothing from Jaime Rosales other than the unexpected. Consequently he is a filmmaker in danger of alienating his audience with films that are bold and experimental and quite different from those of his contemporaries. But Rosales is far from simply an experimental filmmaker; his films also deliver a punch to the gut that can leave an audience reeling. I think he is one of the masters.
He chose to film "Dream and Silence" in widescreen black and white. It begins in silence and I wondered if, like "Bullet in the Head", this was going to be another wordless film, but no, Rosales wants us to really get to know his characters, even when keeping them at arm's length or even off screen. This is a film about family and a family forced to deal yet again with tragedy and loss; the black and white cinematography is entirely appropriate to the chilly feelings being expressed.
Rosales is also a magnificent director of 'actors'. Because of the documentary-like fashion in which Rosales films his players there is a naturalism to the performances rare in contemporary cinema which, of course, is only to be expected as he often uses non-professional actors 'playing' characters with the same names as themselves which is what he does here; everything flows organically. This really is a pretty immersive experience and it shouldn't be missed.
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Dream and Silence (2012) Sueño y silencio
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