http://movies.nytimes.com
Something positive I read in the New York Times.
Similar to Wordsworth’s poetic narratives like “Michael,” the movie combines pathos, enormous respect for the dignity of its subjects, and an adherence to reality down to its gritty level to keep things from getting top-heavy or too ponderous. I loved the riveting performance of Veronica Loren as Lupe. A New York Times reviewer (Holden) found there to be too many lyric pauses, and found it too long. I disagree with the former, agree with the latter. It’s slow right from the beginning, but the details accumulate and a narrative rhythm gets established, but especially at the end, Holden has a point. Still a beautiful film that demonstrates wisdom and goodness as opposed to straining to show us how wise and good it is. Reminiscent of The Bicycle Thief, though it lacks the latter’s somberness, sharpness and purity of visual vocabulary, and acute framing, but then what movie doesn’t.
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