[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: njc - talk to her (contains spoilers!) >>I was left feeling really uneasy ...
Azeem, I never felt that Almodovar was presenting the rape in any kind of favorable light. I got the creeps from the caretaker well before that scene, and I think this was intentional. Lots of shades of gray, nothing clearly one way or the other ... there were both sympathetic and disturbing traits in his character, as well as in the others. As in life. Anyway, I loved the film, my favorite of Almodovar's so far. By the way, regarding Talk To Her and the Oscars, the real crime to me is that Alberto Iglesias' wonderful soundtrack was overlooked. It's one of the best I've ever heard, both in terms of the actual music (17th century Henry Purcell, honey-voiced Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso, bittersweet flamenco, Ravel-like string quartet, dark yet subtle synthesizer, and more) and one of the best *sounding* soundtracks I've ever heard ... the performances (London Symphony members on a very good day) and the sonics of the recording. I went right out to get the soundtrack CD and listen to it frequently. That this soundtrack was not nominated is a travesty. -Fred
