Octubre
Clemente, a moneylender of few words, is a new hope for Sofía, his single neighbor, devoted to the October worship of Our Lord of the Miracles. They're brought together over a new-born baby, fruit of Clemente's relationship with a prostitute who's nowhere to be found. While Clemente is looking for the girl's mother, Sofía cares for the baby and looks after the moneylender's house. With the arrival of these beings in his life, Clemente has the opportunity to reconsider his emotional relations with people.
Director:
Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal
Cast:
Bruno Odar, Gabriela Velásquez, Carlos Gassols
Screenplay:
Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal
Screening Date:
Apr 30, 2011
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3% | 34.2% | 18.4% | 10.5% | 31.6% |
“I enjoyed the movie. For this movie I’d like part II.”
“Needed some WD-40 for the squeaky door.”
“So? What was the point? 83 minutes of spending time with people I’d never want to know or know about!”
“Witty script. A slice of anti-romantic, anti-sentimental familiar life.”
“In many ways the best film of the year, at least from a directorial point of view. As you said great use of off-screen space to convey the impersonality of a visit to a local brothel – even with a hooker with a heart of gold.”
“Great story, great message – love can be a miracle that can conquer all and create a family – not quite the family of our fathers but whatever works…”
“Getting out of Lima was a goal much like getting out of Brooklyn in WHITE IRISH DRINKERS. Very different films but each has its appeal. Call this one WHITE PERUVIAN LOWLIFES.”
“A very dull pointless film.”
“Excellent acting – slice of life-poignant story, but what about HIV and Aids?”
“Loved the subtle dark humor here such as a loanshark whose great vengeance on a man who can’t pay his debt is to throw a rock through his window.”
“Depressing!”
“I loved the grit cinematography. The reduction of quality of life to its minimum. The sense of family revisited. The reconstitution of family. The flashback starting and ending the film was great.”
“Perhaps I’m more of plebian than I realized and denser than I would care to admit, but I absolutely hated this film. I’m on a new drug to keep me up during the day and even that didn’t keep me from nodding once or twice! What the hell was this about? After the guest’s comments about to prizes it’s won, I feel somewhat stupid.”
“A miraculous film about miracles. If this is representation of the future Peruvian film - making it is a bright one. A moving movie. The performances are uniformly right - including the infant’s.”
“Not a miracle for sure.”
“Great look of the life of humans! A bit slow paced.”
“Abrupt and unsatisfying ending.”
“An interesting film, but I wish I felt some of the passion that the film was lacking.”
“I love a film that requires some active viewing and this was certainly it, from complex characters to not explaining every relationship, and even to an ending that’s obvious – yes he finds the woman and child and they all get together but even that occurs off screen and we fill in the nicely created blanks”
“A look at Lima that tugged at my heart. Humanity in the face of poverty and the capacity for everyone to change. A film that will stay with me.”
“I loved this film. Beautifully acted, thoughtfully directed. Thank you for this one.”
