1968
Directed by Humberto Solas
It has been way too long since I last posted, so I apologize. I struggled to find this one and when I finally did track it down, I was too busy to pop it in since I am in the process of moving. Rather than face the horror of unpacking my kitchen supplies, I decided to finally knock this out.
This movie is divided into three parts, each one based on a character named Lucia. The firstLucia falls in love with married stranger, who may or may not be plotting against her nationalist brother. The second Lucia falls in love with a revolutionary and must deal with the consequences of his actions. Stay away from the soldiers ladies. The final Lucia is treated as a slave by her husband. This is the only section that attempts to be comedic, but I just found it to be disturbing. The moral seems to be "well, at least it isn't as bad as it was." I don't mind watching the women's rights movement develop, but I am certainly not going to laugh at people's reluctance to provide equality. Please excuse my extreme crankiness; it has not been a good day.
Did anyone else feel like they were watching videos shot by some creepy guy behind the bushes? I am not sure why I got that vibe, but I have seen enough horror films to be properly freaked out by it.
I have to leave soon, so I am going to wrap this up by saying that parts of this film were so overreacted that it was sometimes a bit hard to watch. Skippable.
RATING: **---
Interesting Facts:
Winner of the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI.
