I never cry with movies. Have I seen hard films, sad stories, full of death, showing the worst of the human being? And without asking for forgiveness? I've seen beautiful, elegant, monumental movies that talk about miracles, deep. And yet, I don't cry with movies. Those of us who struggle to cry know that it is not enough with excellent work, because to reach that point you need a special emotional connection.
The animated feature En fanfare/The marching band (with fanfarre) has been directed by French Emmanuel Courcol. The film is starred by Thibaut (Benjamin Lavernhe), a world-class conductor who, when leukemia is detected, will need a spinal cord donor. So he discovers that even though his parents have never told him, he is adopted and has a brother. He asks his brother Jimmy (Pierre Lottin) to give him the spinal cord and so the relationship between the two begins. Jimmy works in a school cafeteria and plays the thrombone in a music band. Obviously, the lives of the two siblings, starting with the social class, are totally different, but music is the one that unites both.
This paper analyzes the relationship of the two brothers: the reasons for having different lives, such as the economic situation, the sense of guilt of Thibaut and Jimmy's resentment. And a thousand more things, of course. For example, ideas about class struggle are also being discussed, showing the struggle of the workers of a company that they have to close. But I've decided to try to explain the influence that En's fanfare has had on me, instead of a technical analysis, write a little physiological analysis.
At the end of the film, my heart has really accelerated, I thought I had to get out of my chest. Throughout the film, my breathing has accelerated, quiet and rhythmic, and I think the one sitting next to me suddenly starts listening to my breath. Almost breathless, half-excited, my glasses have evaporated. I never cry with movies, except when I do.
How to care for those who seem guilty
I will not lie: After watching En's fanfare, the next movie had a very difficult job. Before I start, I've made myself a sudoku; I use the sudokus of the film to the movie as the water is used by the wine catchers between the tastings. The second film of the day is Perhaps it is true what they say about us, directed and written by Sofia Paloma Gómez and Camilo Becerra.
The argument is more bizarre and darker here. This is Tamara (Camila Roeschmann), daughter of Ximena (Aline Küppenheim), who has not seen her for some time in the psychiatrist’s house. Tamara has been in a cult for a long time, and all of a sudden, reaching has not been a coincidence. Shortly after his arrival, two policemen have appeared in the house, where they have found a missing child, due to an investigation process initiated after a complaint. Obviously, that has a lot to do with the tamara and the sect, and a tough judicial process is going to start.
The film explores the role of a mother in such a terrible situation. This is, of course, a very specific, almost unreal situation, which is very often heard in the news, but nevertheless, how should a mother act in this case? What is Tamara, just a victim or also a criminal? Thus, above all, these dynamics of care and protection are analyzed, but the operation of the sects is not deepened much. He missed me a little, but at the same time I understood that it was not the aim of the film. Now, I haven't seen the role of the other daughter in the movie very clear, and maybe it would have been more interesting to spend that time on something else.
On the other hand, the pain and horror generated by an extreme situation prove it well. I am not going to explain the outcome or the evolution of the judicial process, but the difficulties Tamara is going to have in living are well raised. Above all, the interpretations of the actors get it, and the film has also had some scene that has put my hairs on it. Although I have seen it quite well, I would not choose it again, it has not given me special attention to the scripts, and I would say that there are more interesting works that talk about similar issues.
Bound in Heaven
Address: Xin Huo
Country: China
Duration: 109 minutes
Premiere: Not implemented
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