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I had no expectation of loving this film this much. I’m on one of those post-viewing highs in which I am literally trembling with enthusiasm and affectedness — I had no such expectation.
This is such a warm-hearted, genuine, deeply funny, deeply moving film. I don’t have words enough to praise it. Although it is so simple and in no way an ‘innovative’ film, I have honestly never seen anything like it. It is perfectly, simply, so precisely the film it intends itself to be. This is a rare thing…
Spanning three generations of women, this has a lot to say about family, death, history repeating, and women’s relationships. I don’t want to mar it with these trite sentiments, though, because again: it is as simple as it seems but so perfect in that simplicity. Penélope Cruz truly does give a transformative, eye-opening performance, and every nuanced expression that crosses Carmen Maura’s face left me physically reeling. (Next project, I think, will be her filmography.) The last half hour so cunningly answers all questions… It’s brilliant. I’m about to enter full ramble mode, so I’ll stop here…
On a tangent: surprisingly, it seems the more films I see the fewer rating distinctions I need. In the wake of this film, I’m cutting back to five, on the Netflix model (loved it — really liked it — liked it — disliked it — hated it). That’s all I need, and I won’t stand for what taking a half star away from this exquisite film would imply. Full marks. It is the best film from 2006 I have seen.
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