简介：根据巴西作家LimaBarreto的同名魔幻现实主义小说改编而成，讲一个由海豚变成的男人与渔村少女的爱情。故事来自古老的巴西民间神话。 "Ele,oBoto"isbasedonanoldlegendofaWaterSpritewhotakesonformofAmazonriverdolphin.Heonlytakesonhishumanoidformwhenhewantsamate.However,thevillagemenhatethewaterspriteandwanthimdead.Allhewantedwassomemates,duetohislonelyness.... Despitethelow-budget,"EleoBoto"isawonderfullydoneandhauntingmoviethatwillcaptivatemythandfolklorebuffsorpeoplewhomareintodolphins,water-spritesormerfolklikecreatures.Idon'tthinkCGandthebignamecompaniesatHollywoodorpartsofEuropecouldnotdosomethingthisinterestingandeffective. Themovieplotisbasedonthefolkloreof"TheBotte,orDolphin"whocomesoutofthewaterdisguisedasahumaninordertoenticethevillagewomentomakelovewithhim.Heisparticularlyinterestedintheheroineofthemovie,Corina,whohasbornhimachild.Themenofthevillagehate"TheBotte"andwanttokillhim. Thisisabeautiful,ifslow-moving,filmwithadreamliketonetoit.ThelegendisthatadolphinoccasionallycomesashoreinhumanformtoseducethemaidensofaBrazilianvillage,andhisamorousnessissofinethatnonecanresist.Thedownsideisthattheyeventuallygomad,andthentheygointothedepthsoftheseatojoinhim;whethertheydrownorturnintodolphinsisnotmadeclear,norisitrelevant. Thestorygivesanexcuseforsomebeautifulmarineshots,butthereisalsosomesensitivecharacter-development.CarlosRiccellidoesagreatjobofportrayingamanwithdolphin-likemovements,somethingthatmustbeextremelydifficult.…