Mother, This Strudel Tastes Funny
There’s an old German joke about a poor, mute child who makes a critical observation about his pudding one evening. The mother, ignoring the nature of these comments, is overcome with joy and asks her son why he’d remained silent all these years.
“Up until now, everything had been satisfactory,” he replied.
Biutiful DVD Review
Life isn’t beautiful.
At least this seems to be the overwhelming message Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu communicates in his bleak yet powerful feature Biutiful.