María

A hushed, dreamlike collage of old keepsakes and caged birds that drifts rather than narrates, rewarding patience with a strange, theatrical melancholy.

Directed by

Enrique Grau Araújo

Genres

Drama

Starring

Francisca Ponce de León, Arturo Esguerra, Sofía Prieto de Soto

Overview

Experimental film in which with black birds and peacocks, old postcards and dried flowers, toiletries and antiquarian pieces, the mannerist or theatrical touches of Creole romanticism are recreated and ironizes around the modesty of María and her vampiresque unfolding.

How it feels

Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, isolation, memory, art

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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