Female Rage in a Country on Edge
An ambitious film misses the mark in depicting a temperamental teenager at the turn of the millennium in Argentina.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on China and Latin America In the West, depictions of female rage have captivated readers and moviegoers alike for a very long time—from Euripides’ Medea all the way to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Argentine director Laura Casabé’s recent debut feature, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, presumably belongs to this age-old tradition, only to deleterious effect. The film, adapted from two short stories by literary powerhouse Mariana Enríquez, offers a culturally uninspired and politically disappointing perspective on women’s bottled-up...
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