Temporada de Patos (Duck Season)Alfonso Cuaron, Mexico, 2004
No cool place to hang out. No wheels. No problem! With vid games, cola, and the phone number of a local Telepizza, 14-year-old best friends Flama and Moko have all they need for a perfect Sunday afternoon. Then, the power goes out--big problem! What can two teens do without electricity?
Plenty. And that's the charm of Duck Season, written and directed by Fernando Eimbcke and winner of many honors in its native Mexico and at world festivals. Joining Flama and Moko in their day of fun (and growing up) is a sweet-16 neighbor who drops in to bake her own birthday cake (with a secret ingredient!), and a pizza deliveryman who refuses to leave after the guys won't pay because he's 11 seconds late. You're only young once. But, the innocent joys and coming-of-age insights of a day like this can last a lifetime.
Response to Duck Season
ReplyDeleteEscrito por: Korena Langereis
I think all foreign films are interesting to watch because of the exposure to other cultures and the opportunity to compare them to American films. I have only watched two foreign films. I found both of them not to be as dramatic as American films. It lacked the emotional roller coaster. Duck Season did have emotion and a theme but not as dramatic of one as some American films. In Duck Season,I think the theme is moving on. All of the characters in some way or another were not satisfied with their life. The ducks in the picture migrate, not because they are bad ducks but because it is their nature. Just like the characters in the movie. They are not bad for wanting to move. It is our nature. When we are hurt, not satisfied or simply feel this is not where we belong, we move on and start a new.