The portrayal of the main character, Anna, is excellent in this story of family love and loss. There is humour and humanity set against greed, corruption and mortality. The family central to the story are scrabbling for survival every bit as much as the chicks and chickens that they keep.
The film is very funny in parts, with optimism, but there is an undertone of darkness from past events which have shaped the characters. We are put pretty much in the picture but left with some uncertainty about what happened in the past and why.
The dialogue seems natural and very plausible, although I note another review that suggests that some of the richness of the original Spanish is not brought to the English translation.
The music is relatively sparse, melodic and very well applied, it enhances the film greatly, in the same way as the refrain in the film "In the mood for Love"
The film is very funny in parts, with optimism, but there is an undertone of darkness from past events which have shaped the characters. We are put pretty much in the picture but left with some uncertainty about what happened in the past and why.
The dialogue seems natural and very plausible, although I note another review that suggests that some of the richness of the original Spanish is not brought to the English translation.
The music is relatively sparse, melodic and very well applied, it enhances the film greatly, in the same way as the refrain in the film "In the mood for Love"