Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Volver

Glowing, excited references in the New York Times.
Too much I think for me to take in at once. If the plot is meant to be followed on first viewing, I couldn't. I didn't realize, for example, that Irene turned out not to be a ghost at all. It is certainly never boring, but that might be just a function for how full of vitality the actors are, not to mention how beautiful and sexy they are. How much of the appeal is that of very soft yet potent pornography? Certainly it's good-humored throughout, potently sympathetic to each of its characters except the evil rapists. I need to see it again.

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