The Obscure Spring

This film was promissing, the cast is great, the story interesting, the photography quite good but the final product is not good. From the begining the storyline made no sense at all and kept that way all the movie, it is one of those movies that tried hard to be portrayed as an art film but at the end it is only a boring film with no cohesion at all. The acting is good, nothing remarkable. The director tried to reflect the struggles of a broken couple and a single mother mixed with some kind of low human instincts as the main topic being sex, but it only resulted in a boring movie; very obscure as the title states.

The ending is not what I expected. The cast and crew are exceptional with their professionalism in their track record of cinematography and this is one of those pieces of work that makes sense when coming from relatable living spaces. The storyline of a man and wife, making ends meet, and trying to overcome the shadows of technical advancements, printers being one of them. The life perspectives of each character behind the cost of wasted expense or investment for a more profound and resourceful future. Or so it is anticipated. Cecilia Suárez does it again adding her magic in her work and characters. Not one character in her movies is the same. More than subtle differences in all cast and crew that I may have a recollection of within film premieres of the past.

Not copy (paste) that is - well no pun intended either! We do have two couples - both not entirely in sync with each other. One actually really broken up (we do not really get much from the ex-husband), the other anything but! At least from the viewpoint from the man. He seems gone (sometimes literally) - his wife needing some time to get it. And some copying material to say the least.

Now let's get to the elephant in the room - the movie has a really explicit sex scene. I don't think you can actually witness any penetration, but it sure feels and looks like they went all the way (in) - sorry for the pun. But if you only watch it for that one scene (and the movie starts with quite the tease for what is to ... come) ... well you may well be disappointed in the end ... or rather during the movie.

But if you watch this for the great drama that it is ... well cinematography, acting and script are quite tight ... with an insane ending ... that might leave you speechless ... let's not bury the lead here ... of sorts! It may take its sweet time, but it is worth it ...