Pablo Larraín's Ema is having a free virtual preview on Mubi in many countries on May 1, 2020. Following this preview, will be showing exclusively on Mubi in the United Kingdom, India, and other countries in May and June.Above: Pablo Larraín. Photo by Luis Poirot.Known for the incisive ways his films rework the past of Chile, and with Jackie (2016), that of the United States, Pablo Larraín now turns towards the present day. Ema is set in the cultural center of Valparaíso which lends itself perfectly to a vibrant, neon-colored, orgasmic tragedy. Melding the personal grief of a couple who have given away their adoptive child with the universal themes of loss and self-affirmation following it, the film’s emotional circuit mimics the serpentine streets of the city. Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo) is a dancer in her husband Gastón's (Gael García Bernal) company, but from the very outset a crisis seems to disrupt their life,...
- 5/4/2020
- MUBI
Pablo Larraín's Ema is having a free virtual preview on Mubi in many countries on May 1, 2020. Following this preview, will be showing exclusively on Mubi in the United Kingdom, India, and other countries in May and June.Illustration by Elda Broglio.Halfway through Pablo Larraín’s Ema the camera frames a lamenting image of loss, picturing two adults holding onto each other in a small race car bed. No martial bed is in sight, nor is any child; this is a snapshot of grief. The man’s torso sinks into the woman’s lap, his hands wrapped around her hips. Resting her head on his back, the woman is, at the same time, supporting him and leaning on his shoulders. It is precisely this arresting shot composition that molds Ema into an unorthodox Pietà, using bodies to spell out the film’s tragic potential in a single frame. In this version,...
- 4/30/2020
- MUBI
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