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La Pietà

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In this ferociously unique visual stunner of a film, Casanova dares to play with the parallels between a toxic mother-son relationship and the North Korean regime, offering the legendary Ángela Molina an iconic performance as the toxic mother. Lili and Mateo are mother and son who have a profound relationship of mutual dependence. The indulge in their suffocating reality until one of them is diagnosed with a fatal illness. The mere idea of separation causes them to develop their darkest and most toxic version of themselves. LA PIETÀ is about power, and submission then to the extreme; about the capacity and need human begins have to control their own creation, other people, and even an entire country. A universal story about how to separate ourselves from our roots: abandoning everything to evolve or to save ourselves, even knowing that the darkest part of us we leave behind stays with us, in our DNA.

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Hector A. Gonzalez InSession Film The provocative and occasionally telenovela-like La Pietà (La Piedad) has Eduardo Casanova dwelling once again, for better or worse, on exploitation and vulgarity. Rated: C+ Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Milagros Amondaray La Nación (Argentina) Casanova doesn't use his clear virtuosity to serve the story, but simply lingers in pretentious passages, captivated by his own creatures yet unable to say much about them. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Juan Pablo Russo EscribiendoCine For better or worse, this unclassifiable piece results in a work defies any expectations. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Mariona Borrull Fotogramas Casanova ranges between anguishing aesthetics and unbearable exploitation. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) La Pietà is disappointing. Not because of its provocation, which remains firm, but because of its emptiness. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof La Pietà is funny, sick, wild, sometimes childish in its attempt to empathize, and vulgar, though no less brilliant or tragically comic for it. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this ferociously unique visual stunner of a film, Casanova dares to play with the parallels between a toxic mother-son relationship and the North Korean regime, offering the legendary Ángela Molina an iconic performance as the toxic mother. Lili and Mateo are mother and son who have a profound relationship of mutual dependence. The indulge in their suffocating reality until one of them is diagnosed with a fatal illness. The mere idea of separation causes them to develop their darkest and most toxic version of themselves. LA PIETÀ is about power, and submission then to the extreme; about the capacity and need human begins have to control their own creation, other people, and even an entire country. A universal story about how to separate ourselves from our roots: abandoning everything to evolve or to save ourselves, even knowing that the darkest part of us we leave behind stays with us, in our DNA.
Director
Eduardo Casanova
Screenwriter
Eduardo Casanova
Distributor
Film Movement
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 17, 2025
Runtime
1h 24m