
African cinema has been pleased good audience with the products of own production. From the recent can recall only the winner of the prize of the Alfred p. Sloan Foundation — "the Boy who harnessed the wind" a good actor Chiwetel Editora trying your hand at the Director's craft. And here in the Russian rolling out a promising winner "Grand jury prize" and nominated on"the Gold palm branch". Mati Diop — the first Senegalese female Director. She was born and raised in Paris a mixed family. "Atlantic" — her debut feature film, shot on the basis of her own the eponymous short film 2009. In the original painting young sailor sitting at the fire, telling friends about their travels through the world.
In the full-length version of the narrator decided to drop in the benefit of the dynamism of the picture. At the beginning it may seem that the story is dramatic relationship a guy and girl. However, the romantic basis has many mental connotations. Poverty, injustice against the workforce, existential human being, the lack of freedom of speech and personal choice, finding himself in life this is only the most obvious implications. But little to add in your product problems of modern society, it is also necessary to link them are logically with the main story line. Nothing not was brought to the end, staying at stage of development, although opportunities for realization of the current situation in Africa was enough.
And it is unclear what would make a Director. Mati has created a Frankenstein, trying to seem dramatic psychedelic Thriller with elements of easy romanticizing of the detective story. It turned out an attractive looking mix, which tastes like something related between pickles and dried Bonito. Many aspects of incompleteness or uncertainty. How to be clear about the film, however, a light gust of wind it takes much to side understandable really. About the completeness of the product I do not say anything. The creators pulled the thread up to the very end, but at some point confused in its ideas.
It's nice that in our time supported young film Directors with actors and their low-budget products. In similar movies felt alluring commonplace and possibly true the truth. However in the lack of experience is noticeable the lack of proper acting, especially it in the dramatic moments. How you see, there are two sides of the coin in this matter, however, to give support and advice necessary for the bright future of cinema. The more often the first film is not speaks about the actor does, so let's hope that beginners adepts notice and will involve in other projects.
Does the"Atlantic" prize "Grand Prix of the jury"? Hard to say... For the idea — maybe, but implementation — no. It is the movie, who haven't justified entrusted to him expectations. But at Cannes sometimes there is no purpose to reveal the best of the best. Their true purpose. — to notice the talents and give the need a push. Here used only one word — well DONE!
5.4 of 10