简介：WithapoeticnodtoFellini,LeonardoRicagniusesthecarnivalatmospheretotransporttheviewertoamagicalplacewhererealismandsurrealismlivesidebysideinUruguay-andwhatawonderfulplacetobe.BeautifulfableinthestyleofMagicalRealism.Magicalrealismmanifestsmostofteninapointedandoftenambiguousblurringofrealityandfantasy.Thisfilmisnoexception.Itplayfullydealswiththeabilityofartandmusic,fantasyandfiction,torepresentandalterreality.Whatisartisticallyandemotionallyeffectiveisthekey.Ifyou'dlike,attheend,wipeofftheexpiredtearsandconsolidatethesmilesandcastbackinyourheadforcluesandindicationsofrealityorunreality.Yourconclusionswilldependonyourworldlyperspective,yourtastes,andtheaccuracyofyourperceptions.Thisfilm,likeallothers,isopentopersonalandmultipleinterpretation.Itsambiguityisirrelevanttoitsaesthetic,itsappeal,anditspurpose.ItisanobservationonUruguayanpovertyandnationandastatementaboutyouth,dreams,andeducation.Gorgeouslytold,styled,andfilmed,thismovieisverymuchworthaviewortwo.…