Amajesticfilminwhichtwostorieseasilyfit.OneaboutafilmmakerwhoisalittlelikeDiazhimselfandwrestleswith[展开全部]
Amajesticfilminwhichtwostorieseasilyfit.OneaboutafilmmakerwhoisalittlelikeDiazhimselfandwrestleswiththecompletionofhisfilmandwithgreedyfilmfestivalprogrammers.Andoneaboutareligiousleader.AlsoalittlelikeDiazhimseleee?
ThefilmsofLavDiazoftentellseriousepicstories,buttheyarestillnotentirelyfreefromhumourandsatire.Forinstanceinthisfilm,Diaztakesthemickeyoutoffestivalprogrammersandalsosketchesapictureofhimselfthatisnotentirelyfreefromself-mockery.
Thefilmhastwoorthreestories(alsoafilminthefilm)andoneofthemfocusesonthefilmmakerHomer,whoverymuchresemblesLavDiazhimself.Thetorturedfilmmakerwrestleswithcompletinghisfilm.Despitepleasfromthosearoundhimandfromeagerprogrammers,hecontinuestorefusetoregardhisfilmasfinished.AlongsidethestoryaboutanuninthefilmonwhichHomerisworking,there’sanotherstoryaboutthereligiousleaderFatherTurbico.Turbicoleadsasectinthecountrysidethatisprimarilymadeupofyoungwomen.Whenoneofthewomenwantstoleavethesect,adramaticsituationensues.
Bytellingthestoriesinparallel,similaritiesbecomevisiblebetweenHomer’sstrugglewithcinemaandTurbico'sstrugglewithfaith.[收起部分]