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Blancanieves
May. 19th, 2013 12:18 amBlancanieves! It’s a retelling of Snow White in 1920s Spain, featuring bullfighting, beautiful black-and-white cinematography that creates an exquisitely gothic atmosphere, an evil stepmother who is a joy to watch - she just enjoys being evil so much, you guys! - and we enjoy rooting for her downfall almost as much! - because the heroine, who is Carmen until she gets amnesia and becomes Blancanieves the bullfighting girl, is totally delightful.
The whole film is delightful, and gothic, and beautiful, and creepy. So creepy. It has the CREEPIEST ENDING EVER. Silent film is the perfect medium for a fairy tale adaptation: the silence puts it at a sort of remove from reality, which gives it both a sort of ethereal glow and that essential strangeness that both say "fairy tale."
( And now I will give a capsule summary of the movie, because I must share the glory with you! But seriously, spoilers for all the things. )
ANYWAY THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME AND YOU SHOULD ALL SEE IT. Because it is so beautiful: even just on a purely visual level, the black and white is so crisp and clean and striking, and all the details so rich and well-chosen. And the fairy tale adaptation is so playfully and delicately done! And the characters are so much fun! And they all wear beautiful twenties clothes! And bull-fighting outfits, for which I have an unfortunate fixation, because they are shiny!
And also I kind of want to read about Rafita’s unrequited crush on Blancanieves and possibly Blancanieves realizing that she likes him too, although pining is always fun, and Blancanieves being ravishingly beautiful in her traje de luces, and maybe futurefic, and and and HELP ME LJ-WAN KENOBI, YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE.
The whole film is delightful, and gothic, and beautiful, and creepy. So creepy. It has the CREEPIEST ENDING EVER. Silent film is the perfect medium for a fairy tale adaptation: the silence puts it at a sort of remove from reality, which gives it both a sort of ethereal glow and that essential strangeness that both say "fairy tale."
( And now I will give a capsule summary of the movie, because I must share the glory with you! But seriously, spoilers for all the things. )
ANYWAY THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME AND YOU SHOULD ALL SEE IT. Because it is so beautiful: even just on a purely visual level, the black and white is so crisp and clean and striking, and all the details so rich and well-chosen. And the fairy tale adaptation is so playfully and delicately done! And the characters are so much fun! And they all wear beautiful twenties clothes! And bull-fighting outfits, for which I have an unfortunate fixation, because they are shiny!
And also I kind of want to read about Rafita’s unrequited crush on Blancanieves and possibly Blancanieves realizing that she likes him too, although pining is always fun, and Blancanieves being ravishingly beautiful in her traje de luces, and maybe futurefic, and and and HELP ME LJ-WAN KENOBI, YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE.
