Rating ***.5 out of ****
"Morvern Callar" is a movie that works like music, because it works on mood and emotions. In fact, the film uses music to make a signiffiant difference on the emotions of the heroin with the title name that is prounounced 'Moven Calla' is feeling. Scottish filmmaker Ramsay writes, and directs her sophmore follow-up to "Ratcatcher" based on the novel of the same name by Alan Warner.
The film opens up in a bizzare way as Morvern(played Brilliantly by Samanha Morton-"Minority Report", "Sweet & Lowdown) wakes from what appears to be a drunk. The person is underneath a Christmas tree, only to find it to be her boyfriend. A computer in the room reads "Dear Morvern," "Don't try to understand. It seemed the best thing to do." It's a goodbye note from her boyfriend, who is lying on the floor with his wrists slashed. Morvern doesn't cry; she just takes a bath and prepares for a night on the town, leaving her dead boyfriend uncovered on the floor.
While she is out that night, Morvern is confused and conflicted on how she feels. Ramsay may suggest that Morvern is agitated on why her boyfriend killed herself, which leads to sleeping around, drinking, and taking drugs in a night to get over the grief. That is where the provactive idea of the film occurs, to suggest how people react to tragedies, and obstacles differently then others. She even takes her bf's death for granted, by sending the manuscript of a novel in which her boyfriend worked for ages, only to take credit for it, and to sell the book. She even uses the money he left for his funeral to book a vacation at a Spain beach resort for herself and her best friend Lana.
They set out to Spain, and its a journey of life. She finds different ways to overcome, and challenge her emotions. The movie is drenched in sadness, but yet never preachy. . The largest rave of this wonder film is , the Scottish director Ramsey how she captrues her characters' emotions in unusually original and expressive images. This is a challeging, but at times moving film that is different then any other film that would take advantage of such material.
"Morvern Callar" is a movie that works like music, because it works on mood and emotions. In fact, the film uses music to make a signiffiant difference on the emotions of the heroin with the title name that is prounounced 'Moven Calla' is feeling. Scottish filmmaker Ramsay writes, and directs her sophmore follow-up to "Ratcatcher" based on the novel of the same name by Alan Warner.
The film opens up in a bizzare way as Morvern(played Brilliantly by Samanha Morton-"Minority Report", "Sweet & Lowdown) wakes from what appears to be a drunk. The person is underneath a Christmas tree, only to find it to be her boyfriend. A computer in the room reads "Dear Morvern," "Don't try to understand. It seemed the best thing to do." It's a goodbye note from her boyfriend, who is lying on the floor with his wrists slashed. Morvern doesn't cry; she just takes a bath and prepares for a night on the town, leaving her dead boyfriend uncovered on the floor.
While she is out that night, Morvern is confused and conflicted on how she feels. Ramsay may suggest that Morvern is agitated on why her boyfriend killed herself, which leads to sleeping around, drinking, and taking drugs in a night to get over the grief. That is where the provactive idea of the film occurs, to suggest how people react to tragedies, and obstacles differently then others. She even takes her bf's death for granted, by sending the manuscript of a novel in which her boyfriend worked for ages, only to take credit for it, and to sell the book. She even uses the money he left for his funeral to book a vacation at a Spain beach resort for herself and her best friend Lana.
They set out to Spain, and its a journey of life. She finds different ways to overcome, and challenge her emotions. The movie is drenched in sadness, but yet never preachy. . The largest rave of this wonder film is , the Scottish director Ramsey how she captrues her characters' emotions in unusually original and expressive images. This is a challeging, but at times moving film that is different then any other film that would take advantage of such material.