Director:
Miguel GomesReparto:
Jani Zhao, Gonçalo Waddington, João Pedro Vaz, Teresa Madruga, Manuela Couto, Cristina Alfaiate, Lang Khê Tran, Diogo Dória, Américo SilvaSinopsis(1)
Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married. During his travels, however, panic gives way to melancholy. Contemplating the emptiness of his existence, the cowardly Edward wonders what has become of Molly… Determined to get married and amused by Edward’s move, Molly follows his trail on this Asian grand tour. (Cannes Film Festival)
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Dos novios viajan por separado a principios del siglo XX por varios países del este de Asia y se encuentran con diferentes personas (durante la primera hora seguimos al novio en fuga, la segunda hora se dedica a su perseguidora, siguiéndolo a través de las mismas ubicaciones). Esta historia antiromántica en blanco y negro depende en gran medida de los comentarios del narrador y está densamente intercalada con tomas documentales del presente, incluidas varias actuaciones de karaoke y también ejemplos de diversas formas de teatro popular asiático. El resultado es un espectáculo formalmente experimental de rellenos narrativos con un ritmo adormecedor, al que se puede reconocer su sentido de la atmósfera y el trabajo imaginativo con la narrativa fílmica, pero de lo contrario, esta casi meditativa oda a la cultura e historia del este de Asia es difícil de digerir.
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I don't think I can give you a better assessment of Grand Tour. I'd like to blame it on fatigue or excessive air conditioning in the hall, which made the experience a bit unpleasant, but I don't think that's entirely it. The content lures the viewer into the story of a man who runs away from his fiancée just before their wedding and embarks on a harrowing journey through Asia, but also the story of the fiancée herself, who wants to get married at any cost, so she determinedly travels in his footsteps to find him. What the content doesn't already tell you, however, is that this story, which is fiction but also largely just narrated, makes up about half of the film. In fact, the whole thing is interspersed with essentially old, but also more modern "documentary" footage, collages of ordinary life, culture and everyday customs from the places the ex-fiancés have just arrived. I guess I can understand the Cannes award for Best Director, because this concept is unprecedented... but I didn't like this composition, or I haven't yet matured to the point where I am able to understand and appreciate this art form. [Festival de Cannes 2024]
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