Larutanatural

A Short film, which project, in its beginnings, all of the classmates of Screen writing of its Director, Àlex Pastor, worked hard to be approved the Script of this Short. Finally, this project became, to me, a film that is already a Classic of all Shorts in Spanish Film History, which it's also a way of hope to the next promotions in the film school ESCAC (Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalunya), which, as the years go by, next projects will be more ambitious and brave, after this one. Cause ESCAC has been the born of a lot of young talents in Spanish Cinema, who already directed their first Feature film: J.A Bayona, Guillem Morales, Roser Aguilar, and our hopefully first film of Kike Maíllo, and who knows, myself as one of them… in a future.

I have seen the film La Ruta Naturale a number of times now and still regard it as one of the most moving short films I have ever seen. A simple story told in reverse questions the nature of memory and experience in a very powerful way. There are no need for words because the images used tell the story so beautifully. I was very moved after seeing this film at Telluride and still remember it in detail. I was amazed to discover the director was only in his mid twenties, as the themes explored so successfully in this film intimate a much older and wiser spirit. The subtle mood and tone of the piece will no doubt go straight over some people's heads, but what can we do? Anyone is allowed to see a film and post a review of it on IMDb...

Nice short film, yet the clever idea for the plot comes from Damon Knight's short story "This way to the Regress". This film should be considered an adaptation of that.

This is a masterpiece. One of the best, most moving things I've seen to date. So much for think-fullness. So much for another perspective on life, or death, or live after death. No dialogs. So what? I guess I didn't need the dialogs, just the voice of Divad in off narrating what was going on....that's it, that's all I needed.

Funny yet sad. Full yet empty. Most wonderful 11 minutes in a movie theater. See this short, and I bet you will change your perspective about almost everything that surrounds you. I bet you will want to see it over and over again.

A simple short, no effects, no chitty chat, just the story, as it is. It remembered me a lot of Memento. A very simple movie, very twisted in the edition process, and that twisting is what makes it more interesting.

Two thumbs up all the way for this short.