
amanfromlugoeuropeendsupsinnoonexlaplatatrainstation Seleshasshotwhatisperhapsherfilmmostreluctanttoeffect,onethatdoesnotforgetlaughter--betweenthelines,likeanair,ashadow:lessacomiccharacterizationofcharacterslostforanythingotherthantheirownbewildermentthanalight,fleetingappearance.Atthesametime,shedoesnotfailtodistillhereastrangeemotion,againstthetide,unexpected(thereismorethanonemoment),withanastonishingassurancethattheimagesspeakforthemselves,thattheyspeakina“kindofforeignlanguage”(accordingtoFlaubert),thattheysaywhattheywant.Selesknowshowtofindthatlikeneverbefore,andcertainlylikenooneelseincurrentArgentinecinema:sheplaysthatrarestring,tuneddifferently,sothatwhatsoundsisnothingotherthanthemiraculousmusicofaworldofherown.
