Voyage d'une main (Raoul Ruiz, 1984)
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https://filmow.com/viagem-de-uma-mao-t200509/ In Voyage of a Hand Ruiz constructs another of his concentric labyrinths that hits us right in the multifaceted center of our confusion. We might decide that what we receive was a story full of intentions; or we might decide that it was a spineless joke empty of sense or direction. In any case, it will be difficult to deny the acid sense of humor that animates the film.
The first image (a hand caressing the statue of a naked black woman) and the accompanying sounds (hysterical laughs over wincing strings) sets the tone.
The film develops into a series of very theatrical sequences which will tell the "story" of a man and his left hand -- a voice-over informs us that "his hate for Europe could very well be the result of his orphaned childhood oppressed by an authoritarian governess." We jump to a scene where three men discuss the price of.... One of them says of the man next to him that "he has stolen the soul of his brother. He had two
The first image (a hand caressing the statue of a naked black woman) and the accompanying sounds (hysterical laughs over wincing strings) sets the tone.
The film develops into a series of very theatrical sequences which will tell the "story" of a man and his left hand -- a voice-over informs us that "his hate for Europe could very well be the result of his orphaned childhood oppressed by an authoritarian governess." We jump to a scene where three men discuss the price of.... One of them says of the man next to him that "he has stolen the soul of his brother. He had two