A Silver Screen Debut Likely Grab Attention
A newly released movie that should awaken a recognizable story that most all of us are familiar with from early years of watching videos at home or in the classroom. It is called 'Blancanieves' and directed by the Spaniard Pablo Berger. His new piece is set in Seville, Spain and centers on the story of a young daughter named Carmen who has found her life suddenly transformed for the worst upon the remarriage of her father to an evil woman named Encarna.
Antonio Villalta, the father, is a renowned bull fighter who often is away from the home and hence his unknowingness of the punishment that his daughter is being put through at the hands of Encarna continues to go on. Carmen, is made to obey uncalled for demands as she is ordered by the step mother to stay distant from house guests, maintain an impeccably clean home and refraining from any attempt of an ordinary teenage existence. The control exhibited by Encarna is that of a totalitarian order that precludes nearly all meaning in the life of Carmen and influences her ways in finding an escape from such repression.
Carmen becomes determined to follow in her father’s footsteps to also become a bull fighter. Along her journey, she is brought some relief from the reclusive misery forced upon by her step mother when she encounters six dwarf matadors. The story may sound familiar or the obviousness of what this is shaped up to be may immediately recall the old Disney classic, Snow White. Well as if the name didn’t say enough as it translates into ‘Snow White,’ this movie is based on the 1812 book written by William and Jacob Grimm that was adapted by Disney when the classic animated film was released in 1937.
So Blancanieves is a modern era revision but doesn’t stray too far from the effects of all that the original Snow White had to offer. Berger’s recent rendition is silent and filmed in black and white. It runs 90 minutes, offering a reminiscence of the subject while costumes and set design also reflect an earlier time that recall the early twentieth century.
The movie which released March 29 in major cities is likely to grab the attention of classical movie heartthrobs, cultural enthusiasts and those who may enjoy transfixing their viewing experience to a time when movie making was at its beginning.