Dark Blue Almost Black

Year: 2006

Duration: 01:40:41

Directed by: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Actors: Quim Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo, Marta Etura, Antonio de la Torre

Language: Spanish (English subs)

Country: Spain

Also known as: Azuloscurocasinegro, DarkBlueAlmostBlack, Тёмно-синий, почти чёрный, Azul Escuro Quase Preto, Dunkelblaufastschwarz

Description: «Dark blue, almost black» is the debut picture of Spanish Director Daniel Sanchez Arevalo, received many awards, including the most prestigious award of Spain’s Goya, corrupting all ambiguous plot, young, fresh faces and innovative directorial approach.

Such a non-trivial name that may be slightly confusing, is nothing like the description of a normal jacket in the window of a regular store, which here is already for a long time dreams Jorge, the main hero of the picture. His life is heavy and burdened with financial difficulties: father is an invalid, does not distinguish reality, like an anchor, not giving the son live his life, a friend who calls his father’s homosexuality, the elder brother, who asked to fertilize his girlfriend-CELLMATE, and ex-girlfriend, which after a year of separation, was for him a stranger.

It seems that the main character was in a vicious circle, although it is logical that would say, a square, because every time, trying to get out of the trap, he stumbles upon one side of the face of their environment, which throws it back at the centre of this madness. Jorge trying to put her life: wearing an old grey jacket, he goes to the interview, each time apologizing for his work as a porter, despite the diploma in business management, helps his brother fertilize his girls, to establish relations with self-love, and all for nothing. However, not only Jorge, but the rest of the heroes of the film cannot emerge from his own problems, continuing to wander along one and the same straight line.

The climax of the film comes at the moment when all the edges of the quadrangle break and randomly intersect each other: Jorge understands that near with Natalia feels worn-out, useless thing, and falls in love with Paulo, desperate and badly wounded the fate of the girl, while her brother was busy shoveling money from the pension sick father, and even the best friend Israel worked in that the opportunity to address their doubts about his own sexuality.

Life loses shape, Jorge continues to pass blow after blow, as life continues to pour all new problems, and the only thing that can calm the eternal longing of soul – the very dark blue, almost black jacket, seemingly out of reach. This jacket, very similar to the old grey and worn as a symbol of new beautiful life, was always near at hand, all you had to do is to have the courage, throwing out an old coat, and get yourself a new one, let knocking on the window of the shop, but thus the cessation of all last battered life.

The charm of the picture Azuloscurocasinegro, which immediately captivates the viewer it is certainly a well-written script. Storylines as though determined not a continuous line, and a dotted line: events occurring within these stories have to link himself to guess the emotional state of each character and start from grains told about him earlier history. Obviously felt stressed the European cinema: no no fuss or hurry in the story, what we used to see many works of the American manufacturer. Each story axis develops gradually and smoothly, then, as it should be in real life, without dramatic and inspirational twists of fate, and that makes the picture so valuable and as close to life. Eventually the realism of the story is confirmed by the logical isolation of the entire movie, in which no frills and all shows the permissions of human relations.

Director’s work Arevalo was awarded the main prize of Spain as the best debut work. His innovative look and ambiguous Director’s decisions gave the picture a certain style, and smooth UNINTERRUPTED shooting or a sharp change in different perspectives have made key scenes from the film more sensual and intense. Absent any juxtaposition, Director seemed simple, but expressive and dynamic. Well as a sense of belonging to what is happening added stunning original music, whose overflow is sometimes so subtly conveyed the atmosphere of the film.

«Dark blue, almost black» – truly a wonderful creature, a drama with a touch of melancholy and a certain degree of naturalistic, which, in the depth of human relations, shows that sometimes you need to cut all the threads connecting you to a past to re-breathe new life.

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