A story of infidelity and remorse set in a mennonite community in Chihuahua Mexico. Exotic, to say the least. Done in a slow, measured way similar to Tarr or Angelopolous. Outstanding landscape shots.
The film opens with a 7 minute shot of the dawn over the neatly trimmed settlement...the sun gradually becoming visible while farm animals stir and call. The actors were stolid, slow-talking and very believable. Some scenes were held a little too long.
This was a major work of world cinema and represents a big step up in my eyes from this guy's previous work.
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