![]() ![]() There is nothing in the frame that makes you feel that what you're seeing isn't from 1980's Chile. And finally, the art direction is excellent. The visual direction and cinematography looks really nice, specially during the ending. Before I get into spoilers, I just want to say that there are things to appreciate on this movie: the acting for the most part is really good, even though the characters personalities are nothing like their book counterparts. Sucking most of the soul from the story, this film manages to take the most superficial elements from the book, and pretends that that is enough to pay homage to Pedro Lemebel's work. This movie, however, doesn't come even close to replicating the same tone, themes or entertainment that the novel came to offer. ![]() As I said previously, the book is great: jumping back and forth through different perspectives and interesting scenarios, it manages to tell a dynamic story while also portraying the state of Chile during the late 80's. In the midst of all that, comes the romance between the Queen of the Corner and Carlos, two souls brought together by seemingly random circumstances, but ultimately through their actions will come to participate in the determination of the fate of their country. ![]() ![]() A dynamic story that painted a complete portrait of late 80's Chile: the slow but steady decline of Pinochet's dictatorship, intertwined with the progressively louder protests against the brutal regime. Recently, I read "My Tender Matador" (the book) for the first time, and it was fantastic. ![]()
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