Had I seen Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes, Argentina) sooner, I would have probably had a much more difficult task to choose my favourite foreign language film of last year. I still believe Ida is an amazing film, but the present day plot in Wild Tales, directed by Damián Szifron and produced by Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar, and the dark humor of this brilliant social satire weigh in in the favourite of the latter. An anthology made up of six standalone savagely comic stories united by a theme of vengeance. Rarely, hardly ever, have I seen an anthology film that remains equally sound throughout its different stories, but this one does. A savage assault on contemporary Argentine society, each segment showcases a perfectly performed, wildly comic and equally tragic tale derived from daily frustrations any of us can relate to, that eventually build to a primal desire to act out: “One day we can all lose control.”
Ada, you inspire me. I have to see it. Hugs
Thank you, Maria. I am glad my writing about it inspires you to watch the film too. It really is very good.
I saw this film at Sundance. Absolutely wonderful. Funny, loving, disturbing and creative, all rolled in the vignettes. I highly recommend seek g this.
Film festivals are the best platform for launching international films and making them known to a wider audience. I always look out for movies presented at festivals, especially independent, low budget or foreign films, because they are among the most original and interesting.
how have i not heard of this?! almodovar is one of my all time favorites. i need to go hunt this down and find out how i can watch it as soon as possible.
I know, even if Almodóvar is not the director, his name on the film says a lot.
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