Poppy Field

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Richard D @RT89807999 01/29/2023 Initially it takes concentration (and for me, some repeated viewing) to understand who the lovers are and the nature of their relationship. Oh right, so Hadi is French, Cristi is Romanian, they are multilingual, with English as their common language. What is clear is that they can't get enough of each other, kissing and nuzzling their faces into the other as they ride the apartment lift. The lengthy post coital scene is erotic, tender, turning to tension and argument and hurt. I'm not upset, says Hadi, clearly upset, and lies sulkily on his front. Christi pulls Hadi's arm from under him and holds his hand, reconnecting the flow of love and affection. The depth (and limits) of their knowledge and understanding of each other is also conveyed in Christi's silent observing of Hadi, including a lengthy scene of Christi's gaze through a half open door as Hadi prays. Christi's sister arrives. In the know, she has come for an unwelcome viewing . Hadi (he's muslim afterall) warms to the sister and the sense of family she represents. We warm to her. Oh how nice. She KNOWS. But subtly, as the scene unwinds, her sisterly inquisitiveness appears to be more nosiness, and a final derogatory outburst portrays a disappointing narrowness and ill-will. They, the lovers, are arguing again. Hadi is upset and critical of Christi's dispensing with his sister. Right, so for this to happen they have, already, a significant relationship going on. It is very well done, this building of the portrait of the lovers. Then Christi is at work, riding with his police officer colleagues through the city to settle the invasion of a LGBTQ film screening by Christian homophobes. Perhaps a little predictable, the scene portrays Christi's reaction and behaviour in response to threats of an outing. There is an incident, and there is more that just the threat of an outing - maybe his job is on the line. But wait. You tell me. What do the ensuing dialogues with his colleagues convey? What does the team make of a phone call Christi receives as he explains to someone unknown to them where the stuffed cabbage is in the refrigerator? And what effect will the evening's charged events have on the interaction between the lovers when Christi arrives home? See more Read all reviews

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