This Oscar shortlisted documentary is probably the best of Albert Serra‘s films. I say that as a filmgoer who has mixed reactions to his films. For me either he makes art films that are intriguing until you realize that he isn’t going to pull it together in the end or he makes films that look great but just ramble around and never hook you. As much as he endlessly disappoints me, there is always something there that makes me want to try the next one. That is not a knock, rather that’s kind of a rave because I keep coming back when I didn’t like the last one.
AFTERNOONS is a look at a couple of bullfighters as they head to the ring and fight their bulls. It’s a film that is beautiful even as it pulls the beauty and poetry of the “sport” apart. It’s a film that, even with the savagery, holds our attention and makes up think about what we are seeing.
Worth a look if you don’t mind the blood.
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