Biutiful |
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| | Javier Bardem | ... | Uxbal |
| | Maricel Álvarez | ... | Marambra |
| | Hanaa Bouchaib | ... | Ana |
| | Guillermo Estrella | ... | Mateo |
| | Eduard Fernández | ... | Tito |
Storyline
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.Release Date:
20 October 2010 (France)Technical Specs
Runtime:
147 minAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1Reviews
I must say... I watched this movie twice. At first brush... I couldn't quite get past the pain and heaviness of the film... and at second screening, I really got to enjoy the (biutiful) visual metaphors that the director wanted to paint for us. It is indeed grim... and human. Like life, and perhaps a reflection of these days, not everything ends up happily ever after... we all are surviving each day in our own ways. This slice of family life, in a small quarter of Barcelona, is not glossed over and prettied up like most Hollywood films that we've slowly grown to despise (I know I don't speak for everyone). This is not the film that you go to to escape from reality... it's reality facing right back at you. It paints a perspective on the lives of those living on the frayed edges of our society, in every part of the world. For me, I think it is a pity that none of the Big Six picked it up for wider distribution. And that's the sad note for today's American cinema.
