This might be the most divine film I've ever seen, as every frame looked like it could land in an art gallery: the resolution makes each face glow, every scenery feels beautiful on the eyes even in black and white and the camera work, both from the perspective of static shots and movement to capture specific scenes or to refocus our gaze, captures everything under such light that looks to good to be real. I just wish that the plot would resonate the same level of beauty.
I can't tell whether I failed to read the symbols, but I just didn't find myself being entertained by the connotations I got from this movie. After Anna goes missing, her lover and best friend start to fall in love - whether due to the stress of losing their close one or just a spark of attraction, the love story between them just didn't feel natural to me. Something about their "on and off" behavior didn't click with me.
Claudia was portrayed as someone of exquisite beauty - there are multiple occasions when the gaze is focused onto her and her face, there's even a scene where men of in a small town gather just to look at her to reflect how most viewers look at her. Sandro, on the other hand, barely had any character besides being a common rich playboy, so his actions in the final act weren't even that surprising. The scene after that did felt genuine though and I believe it is meant to reflect on the gender roles a bit, to understand that we're complicated beings and that instincts aren't the only things forging our path forward. Also, guilt and remorse can present themselves in unusual ways when trying to cope and make us do stupid things and sometimes, trying to help ourselves, we end up hurting others.
I can't tell whether I failed to read the symbols, but I just didn't find myself being entertained by the connotations I got from this movie. After Anna goes missing, her lover and best friend start to fall in love - whether due to the stress of losing their close one or just a spark of attraction, the love story between them just didn't feel natural to me. Something about their "on and off" behavior didn't click with me.
Claudia was portrayed as someone of exquisite beauty - there are multiple occasions when the gaze is focused onto her and her face, there's even a scene where men of in a small town gather just to look at her to reflect how most viewers look at her. Sandro, on the other hand, barely had any character besides being a common rich playboy, so his actions in the final act weren't even that surprising. The scene after that did felt genuine though and I believe it is meant to reflect on the gender roles a bit, to understand that we're complicated beings and that instincts aren't the only things forging our path forward. Also, guilt and remorse can present themselves in unusual ways when trying to cope and make us do stupid things and sometimes, trying to help ourselves, we end up hurting others.