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‘Rains Over Babel’ Review: This Tropical, Queer Riff on Dante’s Inferno Is a Dazzling, Daring Provocation
'Rains Over Babel,' a queer riff on Dante's Inferno, announces director Gala del Sol as a talent of international cinema.
She is at the heart of the labyrinthian plot that ends up involving a talking salamander, a dead poet, a budding drag queen, a kidnapped band leader, two star-crossed lovers, as well as a mysterious apothecary who spends his bartending shift at Babel as an unsuspecting observer as eager as we are to find out how (and if!) Dante’s day soon finds him encountering, among others, Monet (Johan Zapata), a poet who has died from an overdose, and Gian Salai (John Alex Castillo), who’s hoping his son Timbí (Jose Mojica) can keep the loan sharks coming for him at bay. And, perhaps knowing that a good party is all about curating the right vibes, del Sol keeps her costumes eye-popping (the Apothecary’s flared plants and loose shirt are divine), her sets delightfully campy (where else will you find dildos used as levers?
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