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(aka "Vil Romance" )
directed by Jose Campusano
Argentina 2008
Nineteen year old Roberto (Nehuen
Zapata) spends much of his time away from home since as his
mother (Olga Perezgel) and sister Alejandra (Marisa Pajaro)
jointly support themselves (and him) through both prostitution
and palm-reading. One day he is propositioned by fifty-something
Raul (Oscar Génova). While Roberto gets no enjoyment out of
their rough first encounter, he nevertheless seems to see
something more in a continued relationship with Raul than a home
away from home. Although Raul is noncommittal and only
interested in Roberto when he wants sex, Raul is nevertheless
controlling and possessive. Raul's unpredictable comings and
goings, mysterious meetings, and phone calls from people who
hang up when Roberto answers are less frustrating to him than
Raul's reticence (to put it lightly) to let Roberto take the
lead in the bedroom. While Raul is away, Roberto has what he
expects to be casual sex with visiting Spaniard Cesar (Javier De
la Vega, LEFT FOR DEAD), and is nonplussed when Cesar
returns from Spain for another visit and shows up at Raul's for
a visit (having secretly trailed Roberto back there the last
time they met). Raul's unexpected return results in a bust-up
that suggests that Raul might not only be a gunrunner but also a
murderer (although we and Roberto never find out for sure).
Having had enough of Raul's controlling behavior - and liking
his criminal activities even less - Roberto tries to leave him
and finds his friends and family threatened by Raul and his
associates; however, Raul has racked up an increasing number of
enemies so a tragic outcome is inevitable. |
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Theatrical Release: 25 November 2009 (France)
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DVD Review: Breaking Glass Pictures (QC Cinema) - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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Runtime | 1:45:04 (4% PAL speedup) | |
Video |
1.77:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
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Audio | Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo | |
Subtitles | English (burnt-in) | |
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Release Information: Studio: Breaking Glass Pictures Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Comments |
This barely
dual-layer disc is not one of Breaking Glass' better efforts.
Although framed at 1.77:1, the PAL-converted interlaced image is
non-anamorphic (although shot on 35mm film, I mistook it at
times for a DV film shot in 4:3 letterbox mode, but that may
have more to do with the shoddy cinematography.) The Dolby
Digital 2.0 stereo audio is fine, but the burnt-in subtitles are
simply awful. The literal translation is stilted as well as
being full of spelling and grammatical errors. Since the
subtitles are burnt-in, I'm assuming that they were burnt into
the master (Amazon comments on the UK import edition mention
flawed subtitles). |
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