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(aka 'Giant')
Directed by
Adrián Biniez
Uruguay | Argentina | Germany | Spain 200
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Jara is a shy and lonely 35-year-old security guard at a supermarket on the outskirts of Montevideo. He works the night shift, monitoring the surveillance cameras of the entire building. One night Jara discovers Julia, a 25-year-old cleaning woman, through one of the cameras and is immediately attracted to her. Night after night, he watches her on the cameras while she works. Soon he starts following her after work: to the cinema, the beach and even to a date with another man. Jara's life becomes a series of routines and rituals around Julia, but eventually he finds himself at a crossroad and must decide whether to give up his obsession or confront it. |
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Theatrical Release: February 8th, 2009 - Berlin International Film Festival
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DVD Review: Film Movement - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Film Movement - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:28:18 | |
| Video | 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.5 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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A typical FilmMovement DVD transfer - single-layered, anamorphic and interlaced. There are some artefacts and the image is more conducive to a CRT. The disc starts with excessive promotion of the FilmMovement website - trailers and adverts. Considering the image technical stats - it's not fatal and I enjoyed my viewing. I don't know that the heavy blu-ish/green is intentional but I suspect not. It should be noted that I am sure this could look so much better released by anyone else in the future. Audio is 2.0 channel unremarkable and there are optional subtitles.
Extras are fluffy aside from a decent 18-minute short "Dennis". It's about a shy body builder going on a date and his unusual relationship with his windowed mother. It is interesting if not joyful or conclusive. Gigante, while a bit plodding, is decent - building suspense through characterizations. It is a uplifting, simple film that should have many who applaud it's lean narrative. I liked it, but I can see many with more mainstream expectations scratching their heads. It's hard to recommend the DVD with it's high price and transfer limitations although it may be the only way to see the film. |
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