Unconscious
Unconscious is a wonderful Spanish comedy/mystery directed with flair by Joaquin Oristrell. The witty screenplay was written by Oristrell, Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri.
The story takes place in Barcelona in 1913. Alma (Leonor Watling) is a very modern woman. She is also very pregnant. She is shocked when her psychiatrist husband Leon (Alex Brendemuhl) disappears. He had recently gotten back from Germany where he went to seminars given by Sigmund Freud. She enlists the help of her brother-in-law Salvador (Luis Tosar) to help her find Leon. You can see right from the beginning that Alma and Salvador have a strong connection. This does not sit well with Alma's sister Olivia (Nuria Prims). But Olivia has a secret of her own. And so does Alma's and Olivia's father Dr. Mira (Juanjo Puigcorbe). And you just know that there is something strange about Alma's housekeeper Sra. Mingarro (Mercedes Sampietro). I don't want to say much more about the plot because I don't want to spoil the fun.
Unconscious is a wonderfully funny farce about psychiatry. And it has the mystery twist as well. The film is well written and directed. All of the actors are wonderful. It is always a joy to watch Tosar and Watling. And the film is beautiful to look at.
I had an enjoyable time watching this film and I do highly recommend it. It is getting a limited release so for those of you who can't see it in the theater do rent it on DVD.
The story takes place in Barcelona in 1913. Alma (Leonor Watling) is a very modern woman. She is also very pregnant. She is shocked when her psychiatrist husband Leon (Alex Brendemuhl) disappears. He had recently gotten back from Germany where he went to seminars given by Sigmund Freud. She enlists the help of her brother-in-law Salvador (Luis Tosar) to help her find Leon. You can see right from the beginning that Alma and Salvador have a strong connection. This does not sit well with Alma's sister Olivia (Nuria Prims). But Olivia has a secret of her own. And so does Alma's and Olivia's father Dr. Mira (Juanjo Puigcorbe). And you just know that there is something strange about Alma's housekeeper Sra. Mingarro (Mercedes Sampietro). I don't want to say much more about the plot because I don't want to spoil the fun.
Unconscious is a wonderfully funny farce about psychiatry. And it has the mystery twist as well. The film is well written and directed. All of the actors are wonderful. It is always a joy to watch Tosar and Watling. And the film is beautiful to look at.
I had an enjoyable time watching this film and I do highly recommend it. It is getting a limited release so for those of you who can't see it in the theater do rent it on DVD.
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