Dark comedy House on Firebrings together in one almost theatrical setting different mocking points of view on family, love and privilege. On the one hand, there is Montse’s (Emma Vilasarau) determined effort to have the vacation of her dreams. And this despite what might happen, including death and who knows what other misfortune. and everything you need to do to achieve it.
On the other hand, the way the film irreverently explores decadence, luxury and the need for escape. All of this in a luxurious house in Cadaqués on the Costa Brava, which will be the center of what begins as a vicious satire and ends up as something more dramatic. Perhaps because of all of this, Dani de la Ordena’s film is a rarity in the panorama of Spanish cinema. But more than that, it’s the director’s best attempt at telling a story about how the everyday world is becoming increasingly hypocritical and perverted.
House on Fire It’s both a comedy (and some of the funniest episodes of the year) and a twisted drama that gets more and more toxic as it goes on. From the grumpy, self-interested matriarch of the family to the dissatisfied woman trying to find her place in the world, nothing is wasted in this seemingly absurd scenario, where laughter only brings out the worst in the characters. To demonstrate, we leave you with this clip with an appetizer from about the film’s ability to make you laugh, making it even more uncomfortable.
A cinema for those looking for black humor
House on Fire Director Dani de la Orden, known Elite. But this time, the director abandons the complex universe of the series that made him famous in order to reflect on human nature. And he does so with a subtle cruelty that surprises in its ability to dissect all the difficult and sometimes bitter darkness of his characters.
Moreover, the way in which greed, ambition and unbridled need are acknowledged turns the privileged family into the center of all sorts of absurd situations. House on Fire He’s not afraid to be edgy – and he does so to an embarrassing level – as his characters show their true colors. At the same time, there’s a more dramatic undercurrent that makes this a journey through situations increasingly delirious, in a mosaic about the vanity of the modern world.
He also has a huge talent. Emma Vilasarão is accompanied by Enric Auker as David, the irresponsible son of the family.The group is completed by Macarena Garcia, Maria Rodriguez Soto and José Pérez-Ocaña.
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