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What is your favorite?

haven't seen any
3 (37.5%)
don't like any
2 (25%)
other
0 (0%)
La Ciénaga
1 (12.5%)
The Holy Girl
0 (0%)
The Headless Woman
2 (25%)
Zama
0 (0%)

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Author Topic: Martel, Lucrecia  (Read 1094 times)

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Martel, Lucrecia
« on: February 19, 2018, 08:57:15 PM »
1. La Ciénaga
2. The Headless Woman


Both films left me doubting my initial reaction. Definitely plan to take a closer look at her style and watch The Holy Girl too.

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Re: Martel, Lucrecia
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2018, 10:31:16 PM »
1. The Headless Woman
2. La Ciénaga

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Re: Martel, Lucrecia
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2018, 12:59:21 AM »
La Ciénaga
The Holy Girl
(Shoutout to the theremin)
Zama
The Headless Woman

One of the most mysterious, but still vicious. Seems to bleed talent from every pore.
« Last Edit: June 28, 2018, 12:24:27 AM by valmz »

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Re: Martel, Lucrecia
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2018, 10:42:00 PM »


Zama  (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)

The first two-thirds of this movie are a chore. Then young Jack Nicholson shows up and things start to come alive — but it was definitely a case of too little, too late, for me. The visuals of the last act are often lovely and appealingly surreal — especially the Filmspot-worthy shot of the boat parting the green moss in the water — but, even then, I didn't think the film ever rose above the level of  just "interesting." I somehow agree with both valmz and AliceGuyBlache in this thread, despite their disparate responses to the film.

Grade: C

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Re: Martel, Lucrecia
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2018, 04:00:47 AM »
La Ciénaga, 65°
Zama, 60°
The Holy Girl, 45°
Extraordinary (81-100˚) | Very good (61-80˚) | Good (41-60˚) | Fair (21-40˚) | Poor (0-20˚)

 

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