good part Venus, written by Jaime Balaguero, takes place in claustrophobic spaces. Long corridors that deform depending on the point of view from which they are viewed, rooms that seem larger or smaller depending on the lighting. But, in particular, the whole film is imbued with the spirit of suffocating physical tension, as if its eponymous building was a voracious monster.
In fact, in some aspects and from this point of view, designed and sinister, Venus state your premise. Everything that happens in the mysterious environment of the horror center building can become a door to an unknown place. Creepy and unique enough to create your own rules, performances and journeys in the dark.
Balaguero, who joins the anthology Collection of fearfrom Sony Pictures and Pokeepsie Films, experiment with the terrifying through the tangible. Something is going on in the old story construction scene. A tenor so terrible and inexplicable that Venusin all its peculiar vitality stands on the image of closed doors and windows.
Of course, haunted places and spooky spaces are part of a long tradition of horror films. The building of Venus in the film by Jaume Balaguero pays homage to the most repetitive codes of the trope. But it also does something else. He extrapolates it to make it something more complex, aware of the plot’s weight and backed by the darkness of his characters. The mixture endows Venus consistent personality, which also allows him to explore new spaces on the subject. One of the most interesting moments in its history.
The horrors that lie in forgotten halls and stairways Venus
This is a reimagining of Lovecraft’s “Dreams in the Witch’s House” – an intuitive and sinister mind. As in the fairy tale of the same name, Balaguero takes his time to show the extent of the darkness surrounding the characters. So he pays close attention to his characters.
Lucia (Esther Exposito) is an exotic dancer who just made the biggest mistake of her life. He didn’t just dare to rob the crime bosses who run the place where he works. Also to escape with a lot of loot, with which he hopes to escape from the life he has had so far and from danger. Written by Balaguero himself and Fernando NavarroVeronica), analyzes the threats of everyday. Lucia’s problems are mundane, urgent, and require practical solutions.
But, even more perverted, they open the door to the supernatural. The notion of everything a character can do—and will do—to save his life is reasonably established. And much more, with an insistence of motives that eventually becomes elegant in the most ambitious sense of its scope. Is the supernatural the limit of all things? Lucia is no doubt capable of stealing and killing, and she will do her best not to be discovered.
This solution to their dilemma is to hide with their only living relatives. In this way, the director develops the marginal and excluded nature of his character, which will allow him to face absolute horror later. Her sister Rocio (Angela Cremonte) and her niece Alba (Inés Fernandez) are the last place Lucía will go.
So hiding next to him turn the first minutes Venus into something more complex, coherent and connected to his personality. The script moves quickly, showing Lucia in seclusion between domestic conflicts, family tensions, and more. Because the building of Venus is not just a place. It is also something inexplicable that is about to slowly consume her.
Race against time and darkness
Venus he takes the time to reveal his secrets. At the same time, the director strives to create a suffocating atmosphere. The floors look wet and disgusting. The walls exude moisture. The director knows that the greatest impact of his film lies in the gradual display of the darkness that lives at the bottom of ordinary situations.
And she does so when Rocío finally escapes and leaves little Alba in Lucia’s care. What happened? Why did you do it? The question becomes more intrusive, frightening, and confusing as the building gets to the brink of horror.
From Lucia’s nightmares to, finally, the feeling that everything in the Venus building is surrounded by barely guessed terrible secrets. Venus is a brilliant collection of supernatural ideas. And also how good, evil and just people mix with each other.
For an impressive and well built final stretch, Venus ends up revealing its mysteries. But even in the light of horror, there is an element of deep beauty in this sinuous horror, graceful and supported by its latent power. The high point of an elegant and provocative film that surprises with its spectacularity.
