Review of Bella

Bella (2006)
3/10
Slap the director and cinematographer
7 March 2009
Am I the only one who would like to slap the director and cinematographer for this movie? They must have come direct from making breathless interviews of crime victims for the evening news. Almost every shot had the camera so close to the actors that you couldn't see even one entire face, let alone anything else that was going on in the scene. When there are three people in the scene, it seems like you should at least get to see all three of them at once! But no, the director and cinematographer seemed to think that it would be more emotionally powerful to stick the camera up the nostrils of the main actors. --********-- While I'm on a rant I also have problems with the last scene. This scene appears to show Nina being reunited with her child for the first time after about four years separation. She sobs and thanks Eduardo, presumably for adopting the girl and for giving her the opportunity to be reunited. But if Nina willingly and knowingly gave up her baby to Eduardo, why did it take about four years for the reunion? Did Nina deliberately keep away for four years, and if so, why is she sobbing at the reunion? It just doesn't make sense.
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