Synopsis
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Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
2018 ‘Todos lo saben’ Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
a layered, absorbing kidnapping (melo)drama about secrets, the specter of money, and how such things can curdle into the kind of resentment that’s starving for any chance to make itself real. Bardem rules, and the soapier elements worked for me on the strength of such a textured script. my fave Farhadi since A SEPARATION (though you should know i was iffy on THE SALESMAN and borderline loathed THE PAST).
like if Prisoners and Mamma Mia (without the musical scenes) had a child. or probably not but anyway I really liked this and Javier Bardem has my heart!
AFI Fest - Film #10
As a thriller, it was taut. However, a steamy love story between Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, it was not. "Everybody knows" is a phrase used in the beginning and we think we are let on in the secret early in the game. But the phrase "everybody knows" morphs into another animal and keeps everyone continually guessing.
Vegan alert:
-A bird craps on Javier Bardem and he cusses it out.
-A teenager plays with a dead bird in the bell tower.
-Eggs are served at a meal.
This might not be much about the movie itself, but just watching this at the Cannes Film Festival tonight was one of the happiest moments of my life. Knowing what I’ve been through and making it to the film festival of my dreams has made these past few days incredibly emotional, in the best possible way. When the lights went down and this film started I really just had this feeling in my chest that was so intense, like I wanted to scream so loudly in that moment just because I appreciate everything that has lead to this. I can’t wait for the next 10 days to just ruin me and collect my entire life.
Oh and this was very…
While not the reported mess that I thought it was going to be before the festival, Everybody Knows is another middling feature from director Asghar Farhadi. It's disappointing because he's capable of so much better (A Separation obviously, but also Fireworks Wednesday). A lot of this is just plain flat-footed; plot twists are shoehorned in, characterizations are uneven, and there's a distinct lack of focus as the story moves from each act to the next.
However, there was a lot that worked for me here. I'm a sucker for Farhadi's writing and the second hour delivers some of his best work. Penelope is fine, Javier is good, but Barbara Lennie - in a supporting role - steals the spotlight, delivering…
Everything here is beautiful: the cinematography, Penélope and Javier’s spectacular performances, the lighting and colours and Spanish countryside set pieces.
Thrilling, slow-burning family dramas have always been my preferred meal; similar dishes include Villeneuve’s Prisoners, or his superior Incendies.
Farhadi’s Everybody Knows joins the ranks of those entrées - his direction oozes personality and culture, and your senses will feel shot with every twist and turn.
Right about halfway through Everybody Knows, I had a horrible thought - what if this is one of those art-house thrillers where we just tread water for a couple hours, nothing is resolved, and the audience is expected to nod appreciatively at the truth of how nobody can ever really know anything for sure? It's not quite that, but it's not far off.
The sad thing about it is, it's not truly incisive while it meanders about not really solving its kidnapping. There's a couple angles that seem like they could be interesting or at least inflammatory, but nothing comes of them. There are a lot of characters, but they're not fleshed out enough to become suspects. There's a secret…
Wow, this telenovela is really well acted and directed!
Works perfectly fine as an over-dramatic slice of thrills and family drama but placed in the filmography Asghar Farhadi, it just doesn't make sense or fit in. Farhadi's past works are personal and introspective and keenly dialed into the perspectives and emotions of each and every character. This feels super mechanical and like I eluded to in my opening, super unrealistically melodramatic. Cruz is AMAZING here tho. The rest is just meh.
Asghar ini klo kataku termasuk "master of built tension".tp klo maraton 1minggu pasti bosen.gt2 mulu..
Sebenernya bukan siapa yg nyulik maincoursenya ini.tp siapa yg nyebarin gosip.ini borok yg sebenernya.aib itu kyk flu,cepet + semakin lama smakin parah (banyak kata yg ditambatambain).dan itu yg njelasin endingnya dengan backsound suara semprotan air ❤
A well done kidnapping drama, built upon the great chemistry between Spain’s power couple.
Oh, it has problems, but Farhadi has a way to make us care for families in crisis.
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