(2003)

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8/10
Weird and baffling but totally unique
stronghotcoffee7 October 2004
Just saw this at a festival. Beautiful cinematography,

kinda reminded me of "I Am Cuba". The story was strange- a writer, a call-girl, something about Cuba,

voodoo and pimps. The girl didn't speak English and the guy didn't speak Spanish. Very cool music- think

tribal lounge from the fifties. Confusing but totally

compelling and I want to see it again just to figure it out.

There was a lot of references that I didn't get. The acting

was definitely in that noir world of stilted performance

and stone-faced stoicism. Where can I get a copy of this?
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9/10
Stark and complex noir
gq-66 October 2004
This is awesome parody. Make no mistake. Weaving through a clever path of pulp clichés, and arriving at the truth behind them makes this neo-noir short not just your run of the mill homage.

Ultra-slick camera angles, stunning lighting and dialogue crackling with entendre and satire sculpt a moody and at times challenging terrain. Schlocky pulp revisited with a wry sense of humor made this 15 minute short shot in glorious black and white high-contrast film a favorite at Mill Valley where I first enjoyed it.

Also some pretty racy scenes. What's with the pubic hair? Check out Native Tongue if you can find it!
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9/10
Lyrical, thoughtful, moody ...and completely bizarre.
areweglass7 October 2004
There were many ways to enjoy this short film- for it's photography, for it's music, and for it's story. Of all the films I saw at Mill Valley, this one was probably the most original and strangely- it was the one with the most clichés. But I think that was the filmmaker's intention- at least I hope. One thing's for sure- if you seal this movie in a jar and bury it- to be found hundreds of years from now, people will wonder what in the hell these filmmakers were thinking, and they will praise it as a cinematic anomaly. For now, I wouldn't hold my breath for such accolades. Still, totally marvelous.
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