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Stark, depressing, beautiful
There are no punches pulled here, nor any glamour dressing the narrative. This is no artistic statement, no gasp of social commentary. This is a simple story of two sisters dealing with their muddied relationship in the face of dire illness.
Zsanett Fehér and Földes Anita give plain, stripped down performances as younger sister Lizi (Fehér) comes to terms with a condition that gradually takes away her mobility, then her independence, and older sister Iza (Anita) takes care of her. Lizi struggles through a range of emotions mirroring the stages of grief, as the film readily if subtly depicts a journey from denial, then anger, to depression, and acceptance. All the while, Iza tries to remain steady and supportive of her ailing sibling, and get past the differences that emerged in the face of prior terrible loss - yet her own emotional journey also somewhat echoes Lizi's.
'Magamba Zárva' is, if anything, a film about the bonds of sisterhood, and family, and compassion in the face of the unthinkable. Even if we can't directly relate to Lizi or Iza's experiences, the emotions and the otherwise spirit of their respective ordeals are very relatable, and immediately evoke our empathy. It's the sort of tale that is inherently depressing, and may remind some viewers all too keenly of their own traumas.
Yet in the bare, honest depiction of the sisters, their relationship, and their pains, 'Magamba Zárva' is also very (tragically) beautiful. I can't help but think of the films of Ingmar Bergman, whose rightly celebrated pictures also dance that line between despair and grace in depicting illness, death, and the search for life and beauty in the face of mortality. I certainly don't intend to directly compare Imre Timkó to Bergman, yet the correspondence between themes is striking.
'Magamba Zárva' is not for all viewers, by any means, but for anyone who admires the blunt examination of life in the face of our inevitable frailties, this is a must-see.
Zsanett Fehér and Földes Anita give plain, stripped down performances as younger sister Lizi (Fehér) comes to terms with a condition that gradually takes away her mobility, then her independence, and older sister Iza (Anita) takes care of her. Lizi struggles through a range of emotions mirroring the stages of grief, as the film readily if subtly depicts a journey from denial, then anger, to depression, and acceptance. All the while, Iza tries to remain steady and supportive of her ailing sibling, and get past the differences that emerged in the face of prior terrible loss - yet her own emotional journey also somewhat echoes Lizi's.
'Magamba Zárva' is, if anything, a film about the bonds of sisterhood, and family, and compassion in the face of the unthinkable. Even if we can't directly relate to Lizi or Iza's experiences, the emotions and the otherwise spirit of their respective ordeals are very relatable, and immediately evoke our empathy. It's the sort of tale that is inherently depressing, and may remind some viewers all too keenly of their own traumas.
Yet in the bare, honest depiction of the sisters, their relationship, and their pains, 'Magamba Zárva' is also very (tragically) beautiful. I can't help but think of the films of Ingmar Bergman, whose rightly celebrated pictures also dance that line between despair and grace in depicting illness, death, and the search for life and beauty in the face of mortality. I certainly don't intend to directly compare Imre Timkó to Bergman, yet the correspondence between themes is striking.
'Magamba Zárva' is not for all viewers, by any means, but for anyone who admires the blunt examination of life in the face of our inevitable frailties, this is a must-see.
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- Apr 12, 2021
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