camilo-7

The Director of this film, Matías Bize, started out early his career. His movies have grown a lot since his first attempts, and if we compare his first big hit (in Chile) "en la cama", we can really observe an abysmal difference with "la vida de los peces". While the first movie has the same elements, meaning a small confined space with two main characters mainly talking to each other during the whole movie, it's only in "la vida de los peces" that we can have a real insight in the characters, they actually feel alive and throughout the movie we start to evolve feelings for them. My opinion is that the script is much better than his other attempts, for this time situations happen in a way we don't expect them. I'm usually not fond of this type of films, but this time I had a great surprise. I think, the Director is finally starting to master his style.

considering the turmoil in latinamerica in the late 60's, it's not hard to imagine a film like this being made. It's now, in the new century, that the real value comes afloat, and thanks to this little piece of Bolivian cinematography we can recall not only the political and social sensation in those times, but also understand some of the new up comings in that country, considering that it has only been months since Evo Morales arrived at the presidency.

Not a movie for a typical Hollywood style viewer, but anyone who values the social struggle and the making of low-cost films with great power and meaning will like this movie. Sadly it's very hard to get, but that will always be the problem with such movies.

I saw this movie in the Valdivia Film Festival, in the south of Chile. The actors and roles are wonderfully executed, and they tell a story that doesn't intend on being pretentious, but tries to reflect a way of living in a country that was once rich but now has to overcome many problems, specially unemployment. The story unravels itself mainly in a restaurant/bar where many neighbors meet and they're stories collide. A very human film made by a woman that has dedicated her life to acting. This first film of her hopefully brings on a second one, in a country where cinema is taking up slowly. I come from Chile, but I feel very related to the Argentinian cinematography, and hopefully some day my country will live up to it's standards just like Argentina.