The Story of a Satellie Film Review by Danai Pagoni.
Rafael has lived in fear of the sky collapsing on his head for twenty years, ever since his father’s sudden death by a falling satellite. Marked by the incident, Rafael, now an undertaker, has grown up wary of the slightest unusual sound. Artfully portrayed by Alfonso Míguez, Rafael is an eccentric yet likeable young man, who spends time in a bunker, wears a protective helmet, and monitors electromagnetic forces with a hand-held device.
Then one day, a revelation begins to turn Rafael’s life upside down. He soon embarks on a quirky and emotional journey of self-discovery, accompanied by his young friend Melito, a curious child, wiser and more mature than Rafael himself. Like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, the two will stumble into strange and unexpected situations in their search for truth.
The Story of A Satellite is a series of incredible, stylised shots, reminiscent of Wes Anderson’s best. Each frame tells its own story, and the greyish hues create a sense of haunting nostalgia. Refreshing, funny, but at times shockingly sad, this is a black comedy that reminds us “not to fixate on the sky or miss the life around us.”
Review first published at: http://calendar.raindancefestival.org/films/the-story-of-a-satellite
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The Story of a Satellite
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