A successful orchestra conductor is shattered when his
girlfriend leaves him for no apparent reason after moving into a new house.
Time moves on and he finds a new lover but she doesn’t like
being left in the house alone as she is convinced she can hear strange noises.
This superior Columbian drama tells its story by way of two
different time-lines. We begin with the new relationship but soon go back to
previous events with the original partner, leading to a brilliant finale that
cleverly joins both stories.
Every so often a film comes along that greatly exceeds
expectations. Hidden Face is such a film.
I knew little of it prior to watching it but I was expecting
a ho-hum ghost story. Little did I know I was about to be treated to the best
foreign language film I have seen in a long time, and thankfully there isn’t a
ghost in sight.
Original, imaginative and totally compelling with great
performances from the three main characters, Hidden Face is the type of film
that I implore people to see.
If you have any reservations about subtitled movies try this
and you’ll never look back.
Hidden Face is available on DVD
in the UK
now.
Ric’s rating: Essential.
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