In an environment where the Virgin Mary is held up as the exemplar of motherhood, how does that ideal square with the noisier, messier, considerably less virginal reality of maternal life? That que…
Lidiya Liberman, Denise Carrizo, Agustina Malale, Isabella Cilia, Alan Rivas, Marta Lubos, Renata Palminiello. In an environment where the Virgin Mary is held up as the exemplar of motherhood, how does that ideal square with the noisier, messier, considerably less virginal reality of
life? That question lies at the heart of “Maternal,” a moving, lively study of conflicting duties and desires in a Buenos Airesa convent-based refuge for young single mothers — that marks an assured shift into narrative filmmaking for Italian docmaker.
That’s a tricky range of registers to balance, but “Maternal” mostly does so with sensitivity and conviction. Premiering in the main competition at Locarno, this Argentine-Italian co-production will likely enjoy a long, high-profile festival run into 2020, while high-end arthouse distributors and major streaming platforms alike should gravitate toward the film’s blend of striking style and emotional accessibility.
Yet while quiet, demure Fatima is happy to submit to their rules and devote herself to maternity, bottle-blonde Luci is a restless, rebellious livewire, who regards her cherubic daughter Nina as more of an obstacle to living than the reason for it. Taking the increasingly resentful Fatima for granted as a standby babysitter, she regularly sneaks out to drink, party and pursue no-good men; she’s on thin ice with the nuns, but worse still, her closest friendship is fading fast.
The hushed, rigorously disciplined nuns’ side of the building, meanwhile, might as well be on another planet altogether, and Delpero’s filmmaking cannily maximizes the contrast between these realms: Soledad Rodriguez’s cinematography turns on a dime from dartingly sociable and intimate to coolly, rigidly composed, with the editing and sound design likewise adjusting their pace and tenor from scene to scene.
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