"
No todo es Vigilia" is an award-winning documentary from
Spain (English captions). Director Hermes Paralluelo has filmed this
homage to his elderly grandparents and submitted the result to the 2015
Seattle International Film Festival. The 2015 Palm Springs International
Film Festival awarded Hermes Paralluelo the
Cine Latino Award, Special Mention.
We see:
- Antonia
Paralluelo - married for what seems to be a lifetime, now he's worried
that his frail wife will no longer be able to live independently.
- Felisa Lou - always the helpmate, now this octogenarian has become fearful that they will be sent to a nursing home.
This
turned into the biggest snooze of the day. We were startled from our
naps when the alarm on their clock radio malfunctioned. Everything is in
slow motion, with our elderly woman walking endless hospital corridors
in solitude, then later her patient husband climbing in and out of bed
in S-L-O-W motion to answer her summons during the night.
One of
our screeners enjoyed it, saying "Consciousness is fluid..." but most of
us were relieved when this glacial endurance test was over. I think
this one is
Artistic.
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