00:00After a trio of titles presented at the Cannes Festival, Jim Jarmusch was invited to the Lido, at Venice 82, to present his new film, Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, in competition.
00:13The film is practically completely summed up in its title.
00:18It is a story of three episodes, specifically, that feature children talking about or with their parents.
00:23In the first episode, in particular, we have two children who go to visit their elderly father after he was widowed and the embarrassment between the characters is palpable.
00:39There is a real intimate relationship, they do not speak to each other and they almost never see each other.
00:44And Guillermo manages to capture with great effectiveness the embarrassment and the unsaid things of this relationship, of this three-way relationship.
00:56The second episode instead features two sisters who go to have tea with their mother.
01:03From what we can understand, the mother is an established writer, while the two sisters apparently struggle to find a way to assert themselves.
01:10In this case too, the relationship seems to be quite formal, quite detached and yet embarrassed.
01:23As for the third chapter, there is a generational leap and instead we have two siblings, a twin brother and sister,
01:29who are struggling with the mourning of their parents, who have become orphans, following, it seems, a plane crash.
01:40And the two tell each other and recount with great affection and great tenderness the slightly punk,
01:45slightly reckless life to which their parents had subjected them.
01:52The film is a real summary of Jarmusch's style.
01:56There is a lot of downtime, a lot of reflection and self-reflection.
02:00The result is a product that is enjoyable, and will certainly appeal to fans of the director,
02:09but which is perhaps difficult to enjoy precisely because it certainly, intentionally,
02:13confronts us with those, um, natural relationships,
02:16namely those, those of blood with our family,
02:19which are often not exactly heterogeneous,
02:21which are the most difficult to process and deal with.
02:23In this regard, the film certainly hits the mark.
02:31It manages to communicate very effectively the sense of embarrassment and discomfort
02:36that the situations depicted are intended to convey,
02:39despite the fact that it is not exactly an entertainment film.
02:46In the context of the competition,
02:48it is unlikely that it will have space for the awards,
02:51The Lions that will be awarded at the end of the festival
02:53is certainly a great opportunity for photographers and fans
02:59because the film is full of stars.
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