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FollowingonfromthemasterfulSanguedoMeuSangue,PortuguesedirectorJoãoCanijofurtherexploresthefeminineuniverseofworking-classwomenupagainsthardtimeswiththisintriguingbutultimatelyminorfilm.ÉoAmorstartedoutasastraight-forward,shortdocumentarysubjectcommissionedfortheViladoCondeShortFilmFestival's20thanniversary,withMr.CanijochoosingashisthemethewomenfromthefishingcommunityofCaxinas,nearViladoCondeintheNorthofPortugal,whoprettymuchrunthebusinesswhilethemenareawayatsea.ThedirectoraskedhisregularactressAnabelaMoreiratolivewithcaptain'swifeSóniaNunesandhercrewoverafewweeksandinessencebecomeoneofthem;her"alien"presencemeanttoworkasasortof"surrogate"fortheviewer,awayintothisclose-knitfeminineworld,emulatingtheintensiveresearchthatallofMr.Canijo'sactorsdobeforeshooting.<br/> Ms.Moreira'spresencewasaguide-lineintoCaxinasinthefirstincarnationoftheproject,unveiledatViladoCondeintheSummerof2012-theremarkable,hour-longObrigação-butthedirectorbecameawarethatthewealthofmaterialhe'dassembledwarrantedalargerpushintothatworld.Hencethefeature-lengthÉoAmor,delvingdeeperintotheritualizedworldofthesewomenwhoworkhardatkeepingthekindlingofloveandromanceburningwhilerunningtheirhouseholdsandthecrew'sfinanceswithanironhand,inaperfectlyjudgedcombinationofvulnerabilityandstrengththatthedirectorcapturesadroitlyandadmiringly,andthatMs.Moreirahelpsbringoutinfrontofthecamera.Wherethissecondtakeonthematerialstumbles,though,isbyaddingtotheactress'spresence;fromaforeignerwholearnstobe"oneofthem",shebecomesastrangerwhodoesn'tfitinandneverfeelsathome,asrevealedinaseriesofstraight-to-camera"interludes"whereMs.Moreirarevealsherfearsandworriesandover-engineersherapprehensionofbeingfoundoutasahollowshell,yearningtobelongandinaweofMs.Nunesandherco-workers'straight-talkingsimplicity.<br/> It'satricky,dangerousdecisionthatneedstobehandleddelicatelyandeffectivelyskewsthefilm;feelingmoreofalateradd-onthansomethingtrulynativetotheproject,itintroducesanoverbearing,offnotethatbreakstheflowofthedocumentaryfootage,mythologizingtheworking-classlifeasanunattainablefairytalewhileintroducingasomewhatunwelcomesenseofKuleshovianmontage.ÉoAmorrecyclesinfullanumberofscenesfromObrigaçãowhosecontextualisationshiftsinthislongercuttonotentirelybettereffect.Aboveall,therewasaspontaneityandanenergyintheshorter,hour-longversionthatisentirelymissingfromthelongerversion,suggestingafilmwhoseambitionscrippleditsresults.Or,putotherwise,whereasthehour-longObrigaçãoleftyouwantingmore,thenearlytwo-and-a-half-hoursÉoAmormakesyouwishitwouldbeshorter,despitekeepingalotofwhatwasinterestingintheshortcut.
