I liked the movie, and it was pretty good considering that is portuguese. But the ending was a bit confused. Was that is doughter? If the answer is yes, then why didn't she said nothing? To young to remember? And didn't he saw her?
Maybe the point was that he was looking for Alice in the wrong way, not considering that she might be different now.. The chances are multiple...
It may be an opening ending, but the girl we see in the flyers he hands all over town, is the same as the one who at the end is going pass him in the street.
In my opinion, she didnt say anything because she was only four years old, and a few months had passed since she had last seen her father.
We see through the girl reaction that she does recognize him, he sees her as well, but just thinks its is mind playing tricks at him (he had just decided to quit his obsessive behaviour, and had lost all faith of ever finding her).
Very sad...
i agree that it is an open ending, but i came to the same conclusion as you; even if it is her, by the end of the movie, he's lost all hope, tormented by his 'visions' of seeing her everywhere only to be disappointed each time.
it's a dirty world Reich, say what you want
The ending is quite simple to me. The father's life is forever changed, he will ALWAYS search for Alice, he will always see Alice when there is some physical similarity. That incident has left a permenent mark in him... Touchy subject, and very sad... I doubt most people can relate to such intense pain (even the director! lol)
I agree
share"I liked the movie, and it was pretty good considering that is portuguese"
What do you mean by this...??????
He meens: "Portuguese only make bad movies, tought this one was just a little bit better"
Americans... they just see Hollywood in front of their faces...
Well, I'm Portuguese and I also do not have a high opinion of Portuguese cinema. People like Manoel de Oliveira and João César Monteiro deserve all my respect and seem to be loved by many, but personally I don't like their films, they're too classical, too drawn out and have no emotional or philosophical "kick". Not to mention several other lesser directors.
I did enjoy:
Alice, Marco Martins
Os Imortais, JP Vanconcelos
O Delfim, Fernando Lopes
Nós, Cláudia Tomaz
Coisa Ruim, Guedes/Serra
ainda ta pra vir a revoluçao cinematografica em Portugal...
ate la e so ver a evoluçao.
this is the best moment of your life and u´re somewhere out there missing it.
I would prefer review the movie to say anything, but for me the child who appears in the end was clearly a boy, and the people who were with me also thought that.
But boy or girl, Alice or not, the important is that the viewer now goes with the character's paranoia, and believes that any girl will or may be his daughter.
... that's just dumb. This is a three-way thing. Firstly, it's clearly the same actress as Alice, so that we will think it's her. That's one way to look at it. Then there's that other way. everywhere he looks, he will always see his daughter, everywere. And finally, for anyone who actually paid any attention, they made her look like a boy on purpose, she mildly resembles a missing kid from Portugal: Rui Pedro, to whom the film is dedicated to, and implies that missing kids could be anywhere, silent victims. There isn't a "definitive" explanation, it's all up to the viewer to decide.
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