All Things Were Now Overtaken By Silence

Todo, en fin, el silencio lo ocupaba

Nicolás Pereda, Mexico, 2010

61 mins

5.6 / 10 (209)

Avant-Garde

Synopsis

A film about the filming of a play. The play is a monologue from Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem First I Dream. The actress waits patiently between shots as the director and crew decide on the scene, set up the lights and move the camera around. A meditation on filmmaking.

MUBI's take

Nicolás Pereda’s abstract and atmospheric formal experiment is an exploration of the filmmaking process through silence. While a play about a poem is being filmed, the moments in between takes are recorded in chiaroscuro black and white, becoming the bare yet spellbinding essence of the drama.

All Things Were Now Overtaken By Silence

Todo, en fin, el silencio lo ocupaba

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