Comments on: 2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Foreign Language Film THE WHITE RIBBON http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-foreign-language-film-the-white-ribbon-58192/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Thu, 17 May 2012 01:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Diedre http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-foreign-language-film-the-white-ribbon-58192/#comment-487153 Diedre Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:00:02 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21914#comment-487153 I saw the movies nominated by the Academy for the Best Foreign Movie Award and I was quiet impressed by The Milk of Sorrow. This movie portraits very intelligently The violence against women issue which is so current world wide. It firstly focuses on the effect on the victims as human beings and later in the impact they have in their children which are collateral victims of the violence. The movie shows violence against women as consequence of terrorism but it is obvious that in any war situation this problem would arise. The psychological aspect of it, makes the movie really interesting, the victims are marked for life out those horrible experiences. However, it takes strong women to get over those terrible times, start again and give themselves a chance in life. In the end you see Fausta a child of rape getting rid off all her fears and looking ahead with hope without feelings of hate or bitterness. It is a history that could be taking place in the middle east, south america, asia or africa these days. That makes it a very current topic! On the other hand, the acting was really convincing. Magaly Solier was superb as a young women which is affected emotionally and psychologically by violence. Her caracter Fausta is also naive and defenseless against the hypocrisy of society and injustice. She was able to reflect all that effortlessly. Fantastic performance!. The movie has a number of excellent photographic shots which gives it a very professional touch, pretty unexpected for a low budget picture. Moreover, the scenography tells the history of the victims of terrorism which had to leave their homes in the country side to find a safe place near the capital to start again. That is the reality of many underdeveloped countries where people migrates to the capitals escaping from something such as: poverty, abandonment, unemployment, civil wars, etc. This problem is not often displayed in the big screen. In my opinion, The Milk of Sorrow is the best foreign movie made last year followed by Ajami which is also a brave representation of another current world wide issue: The situation in Palestine. The daily life for those who live in that place (where death is part of the background), which becomes harder as tolerance issues arise. However, it can be difficult at times to understand how the history unfolds. Very realistic scenography though! I saw the movies nominated by the Academy for the Best Foreign Movie Award and
I was quiet impressed by The Milk of Sorrow. This movie portraits very intelligently
The violence against women issue which is so current world wide. It firstly focuses
on the effect on the victims as human beings and later in the impact they have in their
children which are collateral victims of the violence. The movie shows violence against
women as consequence of terrorism but it is obvious that in any war situation this problem would arise. The psychological aspect of it, makes the movie really interesting, the victims are marked for life out those horrible experiences. However, it takes strong women to get over those terrible times, start again and give themselves a chance in life. In the end you see Fausta a child of rape getting rid off all her fears and looking ahead with hope without feelings of hate or bitterness. It is a history that could be taking place in the middle east, south america, asia or africa these days. That makes it a very current topic!

On the other hand, the acting was really convincing. Magaly Solier was superb as a young women which is affected emotionally and psychologically by violence. Her caracter Fausta is also naive and defenseless against the hypocrisy of society and injustice. She was able to reflect all that effortlessly. Fantastic performance!.

The movie has a number of excellent photographic shots which gives it a very professional touch, pretty unexpected for a low budget picture. Moreover, the scenography tells the history of the victims of terrorism which had to leave their homes in the country side to find a safe place near the capital to start again. That is the reality of many underdeveloped countries where people migrates to the capitals escaping from something such as: poverty, abandonment, unemployment, civil wars, etc. This problem is not often displayed in the big screen.

In my opinion, The Milk of Sorrow is the best foreign movie made last year followed by Ajami which is also a brave representation of another current world wide issue: The situation in Palestine. The daily life for those who live in that place (where death is part of the background), which becomes harder as tolerance issues arise. However, it can be difficult at times to understand how the history unfolds. Very realistic scenography though!

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