What a surprising and wonderful film made by Juanma Bajo Ulloa born in Vitoria, the small town in Northern Spain, in many of his films and especially this one. Most of his work is not seen out of Spain but he is known for Butterfly Wings (1991) and Airbag (1997) which I have not seen but both now I want to watch. The Dead Mother gets going right at the start and then carries us throughout even if we are not so happy but there are sad and poignant moments but often there are too many others we do not want to see. Ana Alvarez the actress was 24 and had a very difficult role, supposed to be about fifteen and as a mute with brain damage, but of course she is very pretty. Karra Elejalde is the man who killed the mother, the art restorer and almost the sad girl and he has much violence about him and learns that she is still alive and maybe she has to die. He has made several Spanish films but he made this film in 1993 he made another three big ones, Kika, The Red Squirrel and Mutant Action but still has many others. It is a fantastic story and so much chocolate and urine although there is not too much laughter especially from the young girl although is a laugh finally at the end.
Review of The Dead Mother
