Història de la Meva Mort

Story of My Death

Spain / France 2013
produced by
Thierry Lounas, Albert Serra, Montse Triola for Andergraun Films, Capricci Films, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
directed by Albert Serra
starring Vincenc Altaió, Clara Visa, Noelia Rodenas, Montse Triola, Eliseu Huertas, Lluís Serrat, Lluís Carbó, Floarga Dootz, Mike Landscape, Xavier Pau, Clàudia Robert
written by Albert Serra, music by Thierry Lounas, Enric Juncà, Joe Robinson, Marc Verdaguer

Casanova, Dracula

review by
Mike Haberfelner

The 18th century: An aging Casanova wanders the countryside with his entourage, constantly talking as if he was to dictate his memoirs, mixing anecdotes from his life as the greatest lover with philosophical observations and the like. Eventually, they arrive in the Carpathian mountains and find abode at an alchemist's. The alchemist has three lovely daughters, all of whom Casanova tries to seduce - and despite his age, he has still got it. The alchemist also has a sinister neighbour across the river, Dracula, and eventually Dracula figures he could need the three girls in his collection ...

What might sound like a trashy comedy in writing is actually a very sombre, rather lyrical and deliberately slow-moving film, made up of many long and static shots, beautiful pictures but very little action on screen - and in part, that's fascinating even ... yet for the most part, Historia de la Meva Mort is a bit on the annoying side since at 2 1/2 hours it seems to just drag on and on forever without any climax or narrative structure even, and despite all the dialogue, too much of this movie is left between the lines, so it's a bit too open for intrepretation to justify its running time. Now sure, some scenes do have comic potential or show great atmospheric filmmaking, but in all, the movie's way too tedious for its own good and seems to waste a good opportunity at great comedy or profound commentary or both.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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