Carmen Horrendum
- sombre
- measured
Sombre, measured, measured drama / latvian, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →At the center of it is the fate of young women in the war and in the harsh post-war times, when witch-hunting of "enemies of the people" was a common occurrence. The brutal war is mutilating both the girls' bodies and their souls. Location: military hospital. It is just a backdrop to which the character rattles, the intrigue, the human relationships. The pathos of the tape conveys the idea that a woman is and remains a woman in all circumstances and situations. During the tumultuous years of war, they were also overwhelmed by true love, mutual understanding, trust and tenderness.
Our read · Carmen Horrendum (1989) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · latvian entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
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