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Reviews
Subdivided (2007)
Well executed doc!
I had the opportunity to see a screener of this doc as part of the organization on a film fest in Miami, and I was impressed by the good rhythm, timing, and visual choices made by Tierry, the director (who by the way appears credited as the music composer, and the score is truly beautiful). Great talent this Tierry, I will be looking forward for his future work.
The topic is simple: How suburbia is killing the spirit of a nation, but the treatment, the restrain to tell this story, and specially the way he avoided the temptation of cramming the whole thing with experts' comments, made this a truly enjoyable experience.
Breath of Life (1999)
Well thought, well acted, awful script
I went to see this film at the Hispanic Film festival of Miami, and it was certainly a success. Judging by their reactions, people on the theater were extremely pleased with the film, which is the first film Noir made in Colombia.
What a wonderful experience it was, especially for the wonderful actress Flora Martinez, who really brings life to her character.
Also, the histrionic talent of Cesar Mora as the blind man who sells lottery tickets is fantastic, he has such strong features that allow him to really mold into his character (I just saw him during the same festival, leading another Colombian film, "Golpe de estadio").
I was very pleased with the movie in general, although I must say that the script doesn't live up to my expectations; its erratic, monotone narrative really blocks the brilliant cast, mostly because it wants to achieve so much that it leaves many sub-plots points unresolved. Otherwise a fairly enjoyable film that exemplifies the strong influence of American cinema in Latin America, even though shoestring budgets and cultural differences make this kind of film a lot more enjoyable-for me at least-than their cousins from the north.