(103 minutes) Written and directed by Sebastián Lelio
It’s a classic, even clichéd, opening: the nightclub singer, charismatic, somewhat mysterious, an object of fantasy, fronting the band, and acknowledging the (older) patron who’s appeared. Marina is singing Aretha Franklin and Carole King’s ‘You make me feel like a natural woman: Before I met you, life was so unkind, you’re the key to my peace of mind…’ and her face tells us she means it. Later, after they turn in, and make love, Orlando feels ill – as Marina closes the apartment door to get him to the car, he falls downstairs, with dire consequences…
