Whisky
This is a Uruguayan film about old people who work in a sock factory. For the first half an hour, the main characters go to work in the sock factory, two days in a row. The main difference between the two days is, one of the sock machines goes a bit wrong on day 2. If that sounds boring, the first five minutes is mostly taken up by the lead old man trying to start his car. I was really worried at this stage, because I thought it was turning into that shit Bombon El Perro movie, without even the consolation of a nice big dog in it.Well, I don't want to spoil the surprises for you (like what happens when they go to the seaside) but this turns into a really good movie. You feel for the characters, to the extent of offering them advice from the stalls. It's got human drama, and a swimming pool full of men with hairy backs. People have compared this film to the oeuvre of Aki Kaurismaki; I think that's because of the ingenuous tone. But the films of Aki Kaurismaki are rather fanciful concoctions, and this film struggles with daily reality. So, ultimately, the denouement is that bit more pleasing.
It doesn't make you want to go to Montevideo on holiday, though.
posted by Chairman Peyote @ 11:12 AM
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