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‘Chronicles of a Wandering Saint’ Review: Low-Key Charmer Portrays a Woman Yearning to Leave a Mark
'Chronicles of a Wandering Saint' takes a turn around the half-hour mark, shifting from gentle satire of religious belief to something more profound.
Rita (Monica Villa), a devout married woman who spends her days chatting and gossiping with her circle of churchgoing friends, believes she has found a religious statue that was presumed lost forever. First-time filmmaker Tomás Gómez Bustillo, who wrote and directed “Chronicles of a Wandering Saint,” cites the work of writers Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges as major influences on what he describes as Latin American Magical Realism. From an ingenious needle drop of a Dutch cover of Bryan Adams’ “Heaven” to the surprising appearance of a literal devil with horns, “Chronicles of a Wandering Saint” refuses to be boxed in — much like the indefatigable Rita herself.
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