The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El secreto de sus ojos) is a 2009 Argentine crime thriller film directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Eduardo Sacheri and Campanella, based on Sacheri’s novel La pregunta de sus ojos (The Question in Their Eyes). The film, a joint production of Argentine and Spanish companies, stars Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil.
Review:
The movie has a slow pace but with a love connexion which keeps the viewer mesmerized from dialogue one: “On June 21st, 1974, Ricardo Morales had breakfast with Liliana Coloto for the last time. For the rest of his life he’d remember every single detail of that morning. Planning their first vacation… Drinking tea with lemon for his nagging cough… with his usual lump and a half of sugar. The fresh berry jam he’d never taste again. The flowers printed on her nightgown… and especially, her smile. That smile like the sunrise… blending in with the sunlight on her left cheek…”
The movie gains pace with a grace, in a manner that most commercial movies cannot. It has ease of composure and a cinematography that gives contemplation a dimension of its own. The thing I most loved about this film was its ending; not when the casting started reeling down the screen but the part when you know in your heart its the end of a certain thing without the forced conjecture of the screen going blank. And when this part does come up you know what’s next, just the way you’d wish the story to end but Godspeed you’ve been blown to bits. You’re vision of the world is now different. Watch this Piece of art of a movie to know what I mean.
~K.S.
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