Scott Owen

An absurd, hilarious, moving statement on Romania in particular, but the world wide puritanical opinions of love, art, women, power, and ignorance. At times I felt the message was being hammered into the heads of the audience, but it turns out to be a great “thinking” project, pointing out the inability of most people to see, much less accept, the insolence of most people in our world and their inability to see themselves and their own ignorance and self awareness. The film raises the word “sheeple” to describe most of the people we met through this film, and it certainly proves its point magnificently!! The film is a brisk walk through Bucharest’s history, denial of that history, misogyny and the general public’s ignorance of the overall conflicts it faces at all times. But the film also shows us that the attitudes portrayed in Bucharest is just the same as we see in every other society in our world of today. I couldn’t help but see many of the humanity that blindly follow our 45th President here in the United States. A WONDERFUL piece of cinema art in ALL ways. No matter what you feel about the picture, be sure to stay all the way to it’s surprising ending!

Parallel Mothers was much better than I expected!! I thoroughly enjoyed and was captivated by the powerful and complex story of the two women and how their lives become so intimately intertwined. Of course the direction of Pedro Almodovar helped make the performances from Ms. Cruz and Ms. Smit’s very multi-faceted and complex which was the high point of the movie for me. Certainly one of the best films of 2021, and deserving of any and all awards it may receive. Please make a point of seeing this film, especially in the theater if you can.

Another movie ALL whites people should see and understand!!