Int’l Critics Line: Anna Smith On Colombia’s Oscar Entry ‘Memories Of My Father’
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deadline.comHaving scored an Oscar for Spain with Belle Epoque in 1994, director Fernando Trueba returns to the International Feature Film race with a Colombian entry.
Memories Of My Father (aka El Olvido Que Seremos) strikes a similarly nostalgic note to Belle Epoque, but focuses on familial love.
Based on Héctor Abad Faciolince’s memoirs, it’s adapted by the director’s own brother, David Trueba: an apt familial collaboration.Curiously, the 1980s scenes are in black and white.
The director has said this was an instinctive choice, but it could be read as a reflection of a darker, more somber mood. It also highlights the contrast with the colorful, warm glow of the childhood scenes that invite a sense of misty-eyed nostalgia.
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