[FilmReview]Bacurau(2019)7.3/10
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BrazilianfilmmakerKleberMendonçaFilho’sthirdfeature,sharingbothdirectorandwriter’screditswithhisproductiondesignerJulianoDornelles,BACURAU,whichmeans“nightjar”inEnglish,isthenameofaremotevillageinBrazil’sbackcountry,whereournominalprotagonistTeresa(Colen)returnstoattendher94-year-oldgrandmother’sfuneral,whoisthematriarchoftheplace,yetthevillagersstarttorealizesomethinguncannyisunderfoot:thebulletholesonthetruckwhichtransportswaterfortheirdailyuse,asaucer-shapeddronematerializesoutofnowhere,theadventoftwoshadycross-countrymotorcyclists(TelesandSaboia),andmostbizarrely,thevillagecompletelyvanishesfromallthedigitalmaps.Aftertwovillagersareshotpoint-blankwhentheydiscoverthefamilyofanearbyfarmhasbeenruthlesslyslaughtered,thebizarrelayofthelandbeginstoclarifyitself:ateamofAmericanmercenarygunslingers,ledbyMichael(Kier),isgoingtoannihilatetheentirevillageforpecuniarygain(onecanfairlyguesstimatewhoistheirfunder),andthewholevillagerisestotheoccasioncollectivelyandvaliantly,aclimatic,Tarantino-esquepitchedbattlewillsettlethescoreonceandforall,Manichaeanandstirringlikeavintageoater/slasher,andheadswilldefinitelyroll.AwardedwithCannes’JuryPrize,BACURAUassertivelyestablishesMendonçaFilho’smoveintothemagicrealismwithvimandvigor(anidiomrootedprofoundlyinSouthAmerica’scinemasoil):aclamorousfuneralritualwherenotearsisshed,inlieutherearepensivelooks,exclamationandspiritualcelebration;absurdencounterbetweenvillagersandtwooutsiderswithtensionsizzlingunderneaththecasualpleasantries;andthevirilebraggadocioembodiedbyLunga(Pereira,aqueeractorwhoisfamousforhiscross-dressingflamboyance),thetribalwarriorvowingforretaliationtotheAmericanintruders.Whiletheinterrelationshipamongthosemercenariesbordersonclichésofvulgarity,ethnocentricswaggeranddisturbingracism(oneofthemconfessesthathebalksattheideaofinitiatingakillingspreestateside,andisverygratefultotheopportunityofunleashinghistrigger-happymonomaniaontoanothercontinent/race),onecanclearlyreadMendonçaFilhoandDornelles’grievancetowardsBrazil’scurrentdespondentpoliticalclimate(thevirulentinfluenceofUSA)andthecountry’sowntroubledpost-colonialidentity,whererepressedangerandpoeticjusticemakethefurflyinitsgorybutcatharticshowdown,precipitatedbyanudecouple’scomposedself-defense,elatedbythethrobbingelectronicbackbeatfromitscomposers,butalsomuddledbyMichael’sownequivocal,self-defeatingcaprice(andablink-you-will-miss-itapparition).Amongthevastandcapablecast,MendonçaFilhoandDornellesvenerablyputtwocinemaiconsintheforeground,veteranUdoKierpointedlyunderlinesanarrestingmadnessinhismad-keenglarewhereasacantankerousSôniaBragarunsawaywiththeundiminishedstrengthandsteelyresolutionresidinginsideanoldguard.BACURAUmightnotpossesstheslow-burningdramaturgyandreflectivesensibilitywhichgraceMendonçaFilho’sAQUARIUS(2016),butasagenre-bendinganomaly,itisanenterprisingdoozyhighlightsanemboldenedMendonçaFilho’sgutsyexplorationoutofhisowncomfortzone.referentialentries:KleberMendonçaFilho’sAQUARIUS(2016,8.3/10);GastónDupratandMarianoCohn’sTHEDISTINGUISHEDCITIZEN(2016,7.9/10);JoaquimPedrodeAndrade’sMACUNAIMA(1969,6.6/10).本文版权归作者他他所有,任何形式转载请联系作者。
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