
MartaBalletbò-Coll是西班牙加泰罗尼亚女导演,她的作品大多关注女同题材,而且自编自导自演,她被人称为“西班牙的女性伍迪-艾伦”。<br/> Shehidesitwell,butJúlia'slifeiscomplicated.True,she'sthestardirectorofoneofBarcelona'stoptheatres,butonlybecauseheractingcareerfalteredyearsbefore,afterheryoungdaughterdiedinacaraccident.And,yes,she'smarriedtoGerardo,oneofthemostadmiredtheatrecriticsinthecity.Buthismeddlesometendencies,theirseparatebedrooms,andherownextramaritalaffairmaketheirrelationshiplessthanideal.<br/> EnterMarina,acharminglyneuroticplaywrightwhosenewscriptallbutfallsintoJúlia'slap.Atfirstresistant,JúliabeginstofindboththescriptandMarinainexplicablycompelling.<br/> Marina'shistoricaldramaexplorestheunusualrelationshipbetweenMadamedeSévignéandherdaughter,MadamedeGrignan,whosepassionateloveletterscausedareligiousscandalinseventeenth-centuryFrance.PressuredbythetheatrecompanyandGerardo'smisgivings,thetwowomencollaboratetorevisethescript,notimagininghowmuchtheromanceonthepagewillinfiltratetheirownlives.<br/> Withthisfilm,directorMartaBalletbò-Collaffirmshercinematicpowersbothbehindthecameraandinfrontofit,deliveringabrilliantperformanceasMarina.JokinglycomparingherselftotelevisiondetectiveColombo,Marinaisquirkyandnervousonthesurface,yetdeeplypassionatewithin.AnnaAzconaasJúliaprovidestheidealfoiltoMarina'sfreneticcharisma–smolderingandquietlyintense,sheisflounderingbeneathherself-assuredfacade.<br/> Sévignéofferstheperfectantidotetothesaccharineandsuperficialromanticcomedieswhichfillthemultiplex.Naturally,thisfilmembracestheexpectedwittyreparteeandclimacticemotionsofthegenre.Butitsphilosophicaldepthandemotionalcomplexitymakeitunusuallytouching,adeliciousandrefreshingfilmexperiencetosavor.

