Der geheimnisvolle Blick des Flamingos

For a debut feature, this is quite impressive!

What Diego Cespedes is not only a unique tale about queer and trans identity, but a beautiful, experimental, and hazy atmosphere and compassionate writing of transgender individuals and the uneven socialite norms around them.

Throughout, Cespedes uses some interesting directing choices on the atmopshere, sound designs and colorful presentation. Which helps establish the time era, the characters setting, and the importance around them. Blended with themes about queerness, marginalization, and family, Cespedes doesn't make these themes feel cheap or forced, but thought-provoking and valuable. Cespedes also handles the characters with light and comfort, as the characters and their chemistry are quite charmful, engaging, and fun to observe. Alongside with the performances from the entire cast being strong and powerful.

Regarding the writing, I do appreciate the writing being interesting and offering some new unique takes on how the characters handle the themes of homophobia, fear, and the engagement of love and identity. The usages of the music is good, and the dialogue moments felt magical, and at times, mystical with it's way of delivery. Not everything is perfect as there are a few moments of pacing issues that felt a little too lingered and slowed down. Nevertheless, the powerful and strong emotional feel remains a strong point.