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ACTOR
Cordelia GonzálezMiranda PurcellKisha Tikina BurgosJosé Eugenio Hernández
DIRECTOR
Ari Maniel Cruz
SYNOPSICS
Antes que cante el gallo (2016) is a Spanish movie. Ari Maniel Cruz has directed this movie. Cordelia González,Miranda Purcell,Kisha Tikina Burgos,José Eugenio Hernández are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2016. Antes que cante el gallo (2016) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
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Antes que cante el gallo (2016) Reviews
A fantastic, visceral experience.
To begin, I must add that I am a puertorican so this review may be a bit biased because of that. However, that doesn't change the fact that this is a truly fantastic film, one which all of our local films should aspire to be. At its simplest, the film is the relationship between a daughter, father and grandmother. The acting from all three are really good but the standouts are Cordelia Gonzales(Gloria) and Miranda Purcell(Carmin). The cinematography is also really well done, with a very raw, hand-held style, making the viewer feel as if they are in the film. The scenery is also shot in a gorgeous way, often the camera is left for a long period of time just gorging on the imagery, leaving you engaged in the scenery.The film is not perfect, it can be slow for certain viewers and it's not exactly a film with a lot of dialogue, which can retract some viewers. Some of the themes ,although strong and very well done can be a little odd to non- puertorican audiences like misogyny and religious conservatism. Still, it doesn't take away from making it the best puertorican film I have seen so far, in a year full of political comedies(election year for us) it is refreshing to see a local film take cinema a bit more seriously.
A wonderful first in Puerto Rican cinema
The true protagonist of this film is Ms. Kisha Tikina Burgos.... not because of the character she actually plays in the film, but because of her screenplay. I was reminded of Mr. Francois Truffaut's 'The 400 Blows', in how the specific details as sequences unfold, leave you with no doubt that a substantial part of what you are watching actually happened to the writer exactly as shown. Besides that, it has my candidate for most disturbing shot in Puerto Rican cinema history (which happens before the infuriating, involuntary sex act), welcome outlooks on male idiocy and on religious hypocrisy, and a devastating moment perfectly portrayed by actress Cordelia González. Thought the film became a bit unfocused during its second half, but, as opposed to Mr. Cruz & Ms. Burgos' film 'Under My Nails', thought it stuck the landing. (As of this review, the film is only available via Blu-Ray. I'm hoping it becomes available via streaming in the future.)