No. 38 (2019) Todos lo saben, "Everybody Knows" April 20th.

Film No 38 (2019) April 20th.  11:00 AM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"It's not a stranger who has done this". (Paco decides on the most obvious deduction he can make about the abduction).

This Spanish mystery has done great business in every corner of the globe. A second cut would make this puzzle piece tauter without doubt but it's easy to figure why it has drawn an audience. Iranian Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) directs his first internationally acclaimed cast including real life couple Penelope Cruz (Laura) and Javier Barden (Paco). While Laura and Paco are not a couple here, everybody (their village) knows they were once lovers. The repercussions of their past actions form the body of this mysterious tale steeped in themes of family, jealousy and most of all, greed. The real skill of Farhadi is the uneasy intimacy he brings to the family set pieces. This kidnap drama has an undertow of unrevealed secrets. Farhadi has us sitting uneasily within the confines of those settings. It's a tribute to his talent. I'm sure he'd rebuff my assertion that Everybody Knows needs a tighter cut. Nevertheless I'm a fan. 9GUMS.