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‘The Blue Trail’ Review: Warm Self-Realization And Dystopian Portent Collide In A Road Movie With A Twist – Berlin Film Festival
‘The Blue Trail’ review: Warm self-realization and dystopian portent collide in an Amazonian road movie with a twist
Mascaro’s fourth feature can be considered a pair with his previous Divine Love, which also imagined a near-future controlled by a repressive state disguised as a caring Big Brother, but his latest is less deliciously elliptical than earlier films, privileging sensorial rewards that come from the natural world rather than the human body. Set aglow by the earthy force of Denise Weinberg as Tereza, a woman determined not to be put away, The Blue Trail posits a river trip as a path to freedom, and its unpreachy warmth, despite occasional lags in momentum, offers refreshing rewards. When her hopes for flying are dashed, Tereza returns home only to be rounded up for forcible relocation, yet a clever ruse allows her to escape and she winds up asking atheist digital Bible seller Roberta (Socarrás) for sanctuary on her boat.
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