O Perfume da Memória

Well, first of all, this film has sort of lesbians in it and no one dies or turns completely psycho. That's the good news. The downside, in short, is that it is a complete bore. There are about 20 seconds of real genuine emotion present in the whole 70 minutes. Mostly there are two pretty women grinning at each other, talking endlessly about vague, pompous-sounding Views On Life, while drinking a couple of gallons of wine over the course of a night (and one of them really oughtn't be drinking at all). The camera work is sloppy, and the "surrealistic" interpolations are simply irritating and disrupt what continuity has been established. Neither of the characters has an attractive personality (Ana is particularly unappealing), so it is difficult to see what the two see in each other. If this sounds unfairly harsh, it is because I had some expectations, based on viewer reviews, that this would be an artistically-framed psychological study of women in unusual circumstances. This was not the case. Waste of time.

This movie is like a surgeon cutting you right open to see what's inside. What are you going to do? Are you going to lie to yourself for the rest of your life or face who you truly are. If you have the guts to dive into the deepest areas of your emotions then this movie is for you otherwise forget it!

Sometimes, there is no need for a big budget and best quality of image to love a film. This one was one of those films that I can consider that great writing, direction and acting surpass other technicalities that huge budget films have.

I also felt in love with the characters alongside the story as it advances. It has the power to one's connection with the environment the film proposes, as you get the chemistry with it.

Maybe is a good film for when you need something more touching in your soul. But if you are looking for a movie with lots of action, this is not the one.

Really poetic and beautiful movie. There's not much in terms of plot. But that's one of those movie where you just share a slice of life with the characters... personally, I enjoyed watching it but if you're looking for a complex plot, it's not for you...