Where Antia was involved?
And what happened with her friend Bea, they ve been a couple? Bea mentioned that was very bad in the end.
And Xoan and Ava??...
I felt that was a much more bigger mystery under all this story.
so many facts and references that end up to nothing,
like her family and Marian and Xoan and Antia...
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I know what you mean. It was during the last half hour of the film that I truly felt invested in the characters, and Antia especially was very interesting. It was disappointing not to learn more about her, and not to see their reunion. Definitely an anticlimatic ending.
Still a good film though.
I’ll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.
***Spoilers***
Antia and Bea were lesbian lovers, starting when they met at camp and lasting through high school. They split up and Bea decided to go to fashion school in NYC in order to distance herself from the Antia. Antia probably thought there was something wrong with herself and partially blamed her own homosexuality for father's death. Maybe she thought her father's fate was god's punishment for her for lesbianness. I think she was already deeply conflicted about her own sexuality and that's probably why she and Bea decided to separate for good. She then went to the "spiritual retreat," became extremely devout and went on to have a "normal" family, presumably with a husband and 3 children. The fact that her eldest child, who was named after her father, also drowned was the universe's way of telling her that she can't escape who she really is. I think, at that point, she woke up and realized what she had done and how much she had hurt her mother by casting undue blame on an incident that was nobody's fault...
I am curious about how their stories would continue to unfold but I don't think there's too many unanswered questions. But maybe this storyline would reappear in a later film...
I felt the ending was rushed. I wish I had paid more attention to what they were saying in the car while they were driving through the mountains. Does anyone recall the final line? Maybe there was something that was said which would have given me a better indication that the film was about to end. As it was, it felt almost arbitrary.
Instead the camera pulls up from the car and shows the gorgeous view of the road ahead - I'd love to know where that is, is that Spain? - and I was so engrossed in absorbing the beauty of the scene that when the end title I felt a bit cheated. I wasn't really expecting a reconciliation scene (I recall the ending of The Skin I'm In ending right as a big reconciliation scene could have started) but I wasn't expecting the film to end right where it did either.
As I recall one of the very last lines was Julieta saying she hadn't been invited and Lorenzo pointing out that the return address on the envelope was a big clue that she was welcome.
Hi!. Yes, it's Spain, a truly beautiful place called Panticosa in the Aragonese Pyrenees.
shareI have been to Spain 4x and have still so much left to explore! It is truly one of the most beautiful countries I've ever visited! There are not enough films that showcase the beautiful Spanish countryside, outside of the big cities.
shareI am not entirely convinced that the relationship between Antia and Bea was lesbian, although they were certainly very close friends. I did not see that in the movie, although it could explain why Antia cut off Bea.
shareI understand exactly what you mean. There was never anything in the film that directly pointed to a lesbian relationship, other than the statement from Bea that they were more than best friends. This could be interpreted as a sister-like relationship. But upon reflection, the context of their relationship hints that they had a big falling out. Why break communication with such a close friend? Why pretend not to know her? With the religious "retreat" in the story, this suggests that Antia had a lot of guilt.
shareI didn't see all you mentioned here in the film but I think its a very good reading of what was going on in the background. It helped me understand this film. I have all his films this is the first that didn't give me closure. Thanks
shareJust saw it today and still fresh in my mind.
I was sort of wondering about the possibility of a "relationship" between Antia and Bea but then figured yes there was one.
I can see why Antia was upset at her mother for not telling her about her fathers death and allowing her to go on for quite awhile (weeks) after before telling her. Any child over a certain age should attend their parents funeral and perhaps the scattering of the ashes.
Also she laid blame on her mother for the argument the day of the death and to Ava for being his off again lover. If she was smart enough she would be able to count back and realize she was conceived prior to her fathers first wife's death so her father also was involved in the Blame Game. Even Marian knew by saying "men have needs".
Also it did seemed that Marian really loved Antia and I can not come to accept she would tell her about Ava and the argument her parents had prior to his death. She really hurt someone she seemed to love.
Regardless ..... I loved the film! 8/10