Comments on: Dogs, movies and Bombón

By: Volver at Within / Without

Volver at Within / Without — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:58:47 +0000

[...] In a post made some months back I’d said something about liking Spanish movies. It’s safe to say that my fascination for them continues. I suppose I am also biased towards movies that explore relationships women have with the world and others. A very refreshing thing about this movie was how the camera doesn’t appear to have a “male” gaze. You know what I mean. Most movies have this irritating camera work where women become further objectified by the camera (even if held by a woman) . This particular movie appears to have a wonderful way of looking at women the way other women do. A comfortable gaze that doesn’t feel like it’s intruding into a living space. [...]

By: Neha Viswanathan

Neha Viswanathan — Fri, 12 May 2006 17:18:34 +0000

km: we are off to find that reco now.

sakshi: I know!!!

sajith: Yep. Brilliant no?

Ashok: Heh. Happy dogs etc.

By: Ashok

Ashok — Thu, 11 May 2006 12:15:04 +0000

I watced Bombon el Perro completely by chance at a film festival here (not often do we get one of those)….

Absolutely loved it, probably the only movie where the conjoining of two canines constitutes a happy ending :)

By: sajith

sajith — Thu, 11 May 2006 10:46:30 +0000

Seen Amores Perros ?

By: Sakshi

Sakshi — Thu, 11 May 2006 10:06:12 +0000

All I can say that the dog is so darn ‘cute’.

By: km

km — Wed, 10 May 2006 23:01:17 +0000

Perhaps the dog is just a metaphor…

My dog is an oxymoron. But thanks for a cool recommendation.

You might want to check out this short film called “Inja” about a dog raised on a South African farm. In just 10 minutes, and with only 3 actors (one of them a dog), the film says so much about apartheid-era politics.