Film
A Fantastic Woman (15)
When her lover Orlando dies suddenly one night, Marina is left in a state of shock. Still raw with grief, she must navigate the horrors of recounting the night to Orlando’s family, whose responses to the fact that she’s a transwoman range from frosty to scabrous and even hostile.
Marina must fight for her rights, her home and even custody of her dog, while the police only offer a new set of humiliations. Lelio proves himself a successor to Almodóvar as an explorer of female-centred, emotionally intelligent terrain. Marina, thanks to Vega’s absolute knockout performance, is a vision of resistance. This is essential arthouse cinema.
Dir. Sebastian Lelio, Chile/Spain, 2017, 104 mins, subtitled. Cast. Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco.
Marina must fight for her rights, her home and even custody of her dog, while the police only offer a new set of humiliations. Lelio proves himself a successor to Almodóvar as an explorer of female-centred, emotionally intelligent terrain. Marina, thanks to Vega’s absolute knockout performance, is a vision of resistance. This is essential arthouse cinema.
Dir. Sebastian Lelio, Chile/Spain, 2017, 104 mins, subtitled. Cast. Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco.
