Saturday 12 October 2013

'TRAGEDY AND FIESTA'

SNOW WHITE

- BLANCANIEVES - 

(2006)

Director: Pablo Berger




Black. White. Silent. Fairy tale. Dwarfs. Bullfighters. All of this in one movie, Berger's Snow White. 



This beautiful and picturesque adaptation includes motifs and symbols from more than just fairy tale. Including different stories and myths and excluding language and dialogue the director made this movie universal. 

With people's faces, expressions, eyes and carefully selected music the director manages to evoke emotions without uttering a single word. 



Every fairy tale is based on the contrast between good and evil, so is this one. In director's words: "The contrast of black and white movie simply represents the contrast between darkness and light, love and hate, good and evil, tragedy and fiesta."


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