Películas (2020)
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"Μελαγχολικό κοινωνικό ρεαλιστικό δράμα μνήμης και γήρανσης"
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18 λ
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Películas is the name of a poetry book by Luís Miguel Nava, a homosexual poet, born in Viseu, who died in Brussels and whose magnificent poetic work remains widely unknown. Drawn from the filmmaker’s family super8 film archive, and excerpts from the film Un chant d'amour, by Jean Genet, the film builds a “body” marked by memories, by various skins, by Nava's films, by his poems and by its landscapes.
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"Tiago Resende’s 'Películas' is a profoundly ambitious, albeit structurally uneven, meditation on memory, mortality, and the very nature of cinematic preservation. António Barbosa delivers a career-defining performance as the aging archivist, grounding the film's abstract exploration of decaying reels and dissolving psychological landscapes. Resende utilizes a striking visual language, favoring evocative chiaroscuro and meticulously static framing that often elevates the mundane into the mythic. However, the film struggles significantly with momentum; its deliberate, almost reverential pacing in the middle act frequently crosses the line into self-indulgence, transforming critical reflection into a demanding endurance test. While its thematic density and visual poetry are undeniable strengths, they ultimately restrict its accessibility, leaving behind a flawed but essential piece of challenging Iberian arthouse cinema that rewards patience unevenly."