2006 · documentary · latvian
Ūdens
Directed by Laila Pakalnina12m2006
Maria decides to go for a swim in the pool even though it looks deserted and she’s warned that the water is cold. When she gets into the pool she is faced with not only the frigid water, but with her other feelings as well. Like fear.
Our read: Ūdens (2006) reads as a neutral, slow-burn, inventive documentary · latvian entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, slow-burn, gentle documentary / latvian, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- slow-burn
- gentle
- inventive
- intimate
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