Director: José Álvarez Essentially an ethnographic survey of the lives and rituals of the Indians of the Totonac village of Veracruz, Canícula features some stunning images that rival Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi; but for the most part, Jose Álvarez’s film seems quite unsure of what exactly it really is. Whereas Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi are merely acid-drenched, audiovisual masterpieces, Canícula seems to want to tell a story. The problem is that Canícula lacks any resemblance of a narrative; instead, Canícula consists of a bunch of seemingly unrelated footage that Álvarez shot while in Veracruz.
- 6/24/2012
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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