Only the film's opening scenes, black-and-white flashbacks to the main character's childhood, threaten to trip into such excess. Rafael is originally opposed to the idea but finally comes around, a change indicative of his gradual emotional metamorphosis.Ĭampanella and Castets tell a smooth story while avoiding the sappy sentimentality that might taint a mainstream US treatment of similar material. Rafael's father, the boyish Nino (the equally renowned Hector Alterio), dreams of remarrying his disabled but beloved wife, this time in a church ceremony.
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Naty, obviously longing for a commitment from him or at least inclusion in his future plans, is deeply hurt.Ī secondary storyline concerns the bride of the title, Rafael's mother, an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimers Disease, stoically brought to life by legendary actress Aleandro through a series of wide-eyed and childlike facial gestures.
Waking up in the hospital, Rafael reveals to his girlfriend Naty (Verbeke) that what he really wants to do is to run away from everything and everyone. The son of the title is Rafael Belvedere (Darin), a 42-year-old restaurant owner and divorced father who suffers a premature heart attack. This week The Son Of The Bride was also picked up by Sony Picture Classics for North America. Meanwhile in Spain it has taken $1.6m from 57 screens after seven weeks. The film has already done blockbuster business at home in Argentina - where it is the highest grossing film of all time and the country's candidate for the best foreign film Oscar. Language may be a hindrance to the film's international aspirations, but the universality of the subject matter should translate fluidly across borders.
123mins.Īrgentinian director Juan Jose Campanella's The Son Of The Bride (El Hijo De La Novia) is a tender, beautifully acted dramatic comedy that centres on a middle-aged man in crisis.
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