True story of an English teacher who takes a job at a prep school in Argentina around the time of the coup in 1976 and ends up caring for a penguin he rescues because he simply won’t leave.
This is a sweet little film about how a penguin changed the lives of everyone he meets. To be certain the basic thrust of one man changing because of circumstances is a tale we’ve seen before, but the fact that this is true and the time it’s set adds all sort of shading to the material. This is not how Hollywood would have done it had a big studio gotten its hand on it.
That the film works is due in large part to the cast. Sure, Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce are great, but the rest of the cast is excellent also. I love that the cast of kids who are the students actually make them all stand out. Also excellent is Alfonsina Carrocio who makes such a stirring impression that she brings tears to our eyes in the final moments. She’s also so good that I want to see everything she’s done previously… and whatever comes next.
This is super film and assuming you can fall into its unique rhythms you are going to have a grand time each and every time you see it.
Highly recommended.
No comments:
Post a Comment