About the Clouds

Sobrelasnubes(AbouttheClouds),theportraitofacityandacontemporarysagaofamiddleclassviewedthroughitsrelationshipwithwork,depictstheeverydaylivesoffourpeoplewithanartistrythat’sabundantyetsober,generousyetprecise.Thedramatisation,strippedofanyeffects,isentirelydevotedtotheattentionitpaystothecharacters.Ramiro,Nora,HernánandLucíadon’tknoweachother.Theonlythingtheyhaveincommonisthattheyworkorarelookingforwork,andtheyliveinthesamecity.Theynevermeet,butallofthemcrosspathswiththeyoungwomanwithaquilinefeatures,amusicalpresencewhodiscreetlyharmonisesthefilm,accompanyingitwithhergentlemelodies.MaríaAparicio,observinginthebackground,leavesthesesolitarypresencestodevelopinparallel.Withouteverraisingitsvoice,thefilmunfoldswithrestraintandmoderation,focusingonhumility.When,inthedeadofnight,afemalepoliceofficerasksacross-dressingsingertogoandsingelsewhereashelip-synchsMariaCallas’renditionofTacealanotteplacida(HowPeacefulwastheNight),allthesadnessofaworldreducedtosilenceisencapsulatedinasequenceofrarebeauty.Inthismelancholicblackandwhitepainting,thepoeticsoftheimageelevatetheeverydaytotheunusual,thegloomtosweetfantasy,indiscreteepiphanieslikethosemagictricksperformedwithmischieforthesavvypleasuretakeninrecitingatheatricalscript.“Iwassad,butI’mbetter”saysoneofthecharactersattheendofthefilm.Justasthecloudsoverthecitycomeandgo,caughtupintheinfinitemovementoftime,thecharacters’sadnesseventuallysubsidesandseemstodisappearto“thatplacethatnoonehasevervisited,thatplacewecallthepast”,inthewordsofJuanJoséSaer(LasNubes).<br/>　　源自：<ahref=&quothttps://www.douban.com/link2/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffidmarseille.org%2Fen%2Ffilm%2Fsobre-las-nubes-about-the-clouds%2F&link2key=c6a14be5f6&quottarget=&quot_blank&quotrel=&quotnofollow&quot>https://fidmarseille<wbr/>.org/en/film/sobre-l<wbr/>as-nubes-about-the-c<wbr/>louds/</a>