The
fourth Arab-Iberoamerican Women film festival closed on Friday 20 May
with a heart-warming film on the life of the enigmatic Argentinean
cartoonist, Ricardo Siri Liniers (...)
The documentary can be seen as two parallel stories: the life of the cartoonist and the filmmaker’s (Franca González) journey in discovering the somewhat unapproachable artist. (..)
The documentary is shot with great sensitivity in a manner that emulates and captures the cartoonists’ style. It is calm, warm, intimate and subtly humorous. (...)
One of the pitfalls of documentary filmmaking is the director’s tendency to insert him or herself too far into the story. González stays within this fine line. Her experience with the artist creates a sense of intimacy without taking over the film. (...)
The challenge of getting to know this private cartoonist was worthwhile as it produced this beautiful documentary, which exposes an enigmatic character and creates a work of art on its own. (...)
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