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Kékszakállú

2016

Gastón Solnicki

Laila Maltz, Katia Szechtman, Lara Tarlowski, Natali Maltz ...

5.3

134

Drama "Kékszakállú" is an unconventional portrayal of several young women witnessed in immersive yet indeterminate states: within their bodies, among their friends and lovers, and ultimately in a culture of economic and spiritual recession. The torpor of boredom and privilege is undercut by the vicissitudes of Argentina’s economic malaise, forcing the offspring of a vanishing upper class to extricate themselves from the props of familial privilege. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"Even seasoned defenders of cryptic formalism may find it amorphous. The characters are never named, the camera work is static, and little that’s conceptually interesting materializes."	NEG
United States	Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"Set aside meaning and just get lost in the stunning imagery of 'Kékszakállú' (...) [Solnicki] has a remarkable eye and boundless curiosity"	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"The dreamlike images are certainly arresting (...) Despite its brief, 72-minute running time, the lethargic, repetitive film's themes of alienation and ennui are all too easily transferred to the viewer."	NEU
United States	Scott Tobias Variety	"The overall feel of 'Kékszakállú' is inviting and approachable, a pleasantly intuitive trip through changing times. It takes an uncommon talent to keep the mundane from seeming inert"	POS
United States	Clayton Dillard Slant	"Solnicki can be understood as a cinematic 'entomologist' (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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