I've Seen It

Director Juan Jose Campanella is right up on my radar now for producing a sublime film which echoes the themes of obsession, memories and fate that I first came across in Hitchcock’s Vertigo.

There is a pacing in this type of cinema that really draws me into the story. At a hefty 2 hours and 9 minutes there is plenty of time for the story to be told which spans 25 year period following an unsolved rape and murder. The twists and turns rachet up to epic levels in the final act for what seems an open and shut case has profound affects to those caught up in it. Definitely one to watch!

For me this film is up there with Vertigo (obviously first place) and Abre Los Ojos. Unsurprisingly this film scooped an Oscar for best foreign language film this year.

Watch it people!