Photographie:
Ángel AmorósMusique:
Joan ValentActeurs·trices:
Luis Tosar, Carolina Bang, Hugo Silva, Macarena Gómez, Asier Etxeandía, Nadia de Santiago, Silvia Alonso, Gracia Olayo, Mariam Torres (plus)VOD (1)
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Montse, who suffers from agoraphobia, has raised her little sister on her own in oppressive Francoist Spain. One day, a neighbor has an accident and Montse decides to take him into her apartment while he recovers. His masculine presence will alter the precarious balance between the two women, erupting in a distressing gothic tale. (Sitges Film Festival)
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Montse doesn’t want to be alone. Montse is a sad case, nobody likes her and she doesn’t get any joy in life. She sacrificed her youth raising her little sister, who, after the death of her mother (while giving birth) and the disappearance of her father (in the war), didn’t have anyone who would look after her. She’s God fearing and prissy. And on top of all that, she suffers from agoraphobia, she’s not even able to leave her flat. The film relies on the superb performance of Macarena Gómez, who plays the character in an incredibly nervous way. You feel how she loses control of the unseen, and her helplessness and anger. But you also understand and sympathise with her in a way – she doesn’t want to be evil, but the circumstances of her life, which have denied her of even a shred of happiness, have turned her into a stuck-up person who makes life unpleasant for others. A very impressive film, only the ending is perhaps a bit too grandiloquent for me. I haven’t felt sorry for a “villain” in a long time. After a relatively long break, I’m again satisfied with a Spanish horror thriller.
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It's a pity that the Spaniards didn't have much more courage in the end (the resources and potential here were too high). Shrew’s Nest is traditionally original, intelligent, at times decently suspenseful, underlined by great acting performances, especially Macarena Gómez and her psychopathic role, but it doesn't match the hits of Sleep Tight or The Hidden Face. Decent, but the expectations were a tribute to the above, so I'm saving the higher rating for Sweet Home and Summer Camp. 65%
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