Murder, Anyone? begins with a shadow – the silhouette of a male figure in a wide-brimmed hat, illuminated by a circle of light. This monochrome image, and the melodramatic orchestral score that accompanies the superimposed opening credits, point to the now rather passé genre of film noir, while that figure – a projected artefact of…
Bonsái first published (in a shorter version) by Film4 Summary: A laid back, ludic literary romance (of sorts) that sets past against present and story against story. Cristián Jiménez (Optical Illusions) directs. Review: “At the end of this film, Emilia dies and Julio remains alone,” insists the voice-over at the beginning of Bonsái. “The rest”, we are…