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(aka "So Much Water" )
directed by Ana Guevara, Leticia Jorge
Uruguay/Mexico/Netherlands/Germany 2013
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Divorced from their mother, chiropractor Alberto (Néstor Guzzini) hopes to get a chance to bond with his children - Lucia (Malú Chouza) and Federico (Joaquín Castiglioni) - at a Uruguayan resort, only to find much of it closed due to the incessant rains. The close quarters of their room - not to mention the lack of a television - does not inspire quality time, and soon the children have found friends their own age and Alberto develops a flirtation with a restaurant owner. Those new relationships eventually sour or fizzle out, and the three end up becoming closer in spite of themselves. At first glance, the story seems very much like a cliche family vacation/coming-of-age comedy; but TANTA AGUA doesn't resort to the usual gags or dramatics as it attempts to realistically and sensitively explore the complex relationships between parents and children distanced not only by divorce but naturally by maturation. Simple acts of affection are just as prone to being misread (as when Lucia attempts to join in on Federico's doodling, not realizing that he has a design in mind) as Alberto's more heavy-handed attempts at finding activities or telling jokes to entertainment. Federico finds himself excluded from Lucia's fun with friends her age while Lucia experiences the stirrings of first love and is uncertain what to do about it (discovering condoms in her father's belongings inadvertently discourages her from confiding in her father and pushes her towards making more "adult" decisions). The common ground these three find at the end of the film is not acknowledged with the usual resolution; in fact, one is unsure whether the characters themselves realize it. |
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Theatrical Release: 10 May 2013 (Uruguay)
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DVD Review: Film Movement - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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| Runtime | 1:42:40 | |
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1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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| Audio | Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo | |
| Subtitles | English, none | |
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Release Information: Studio: Film Movement Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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Film Movement's
dual-layer DVD features a progressive, anamorphic DVD that looks
a bit noisy in a couple dark shots but that may be the
compression or the original HD videography. The only audio track
is a Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo track (the film features a
Dolby Digital logo but I have no idea if it originally had a 5.1
track) which highlights the incessant rain in the foreground of
exterior shots and in the background of interiors, with only a
handful of score tracks and source music pieces on the
soundtrack (the end credits song is the loudest thing in the
film's mix). The disc features optional English subtitles as
well as English closed captioning. |
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