![]() ![]() At first we simply observe Macabea in her boring and empty life. ![]() Or is she? That's where the deeper levels of the film come into view. Macabea doesn't even possess the culture of poverty she is simply an emptiness. "Facing the solitude of the big city, she possesses the emptiness of someone who does not have the means to be cultured." But surely her case is even more extreme than that. "Macabea is an example of the mental undevelopment of the poor people of the world," the director, Amaral, has written. This one is about people who are incredibly shallow, ignorant and boring - until their very lack of information, wit and intelligence makes them interesting. Most movies are about people who are more interesting than average. I guess that's a tribute to the actor and his director. "Questions like that are for whores to ask." This man is so ignorant, so lacking in ordinary feeling, that it is painful to even regard him on the screen. Whenever she opens her mouth to repeat something she's heard on the radio station, he cuts her off. Their favorite recreation is sitting in the park, not speaking to one another. ![]() Macabea and her boyfriend make an odd couple. ![]() There is no romance here, just a social ritual. What she really does is connect him with her idea of a "boyfriend," and then ask him to call her at the office so that she will get calls at work just like the other girls. Perhaps the words "in love" are too strong. The movie is the story of a few weeks in her life, during which she meets an ugly, cruel, unpleasant little man, falls in love with him and is jilted. ![]()
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