Strange Way of Life / Extraña Forma da Vida
2023
Tabernas Desert, Almería
Pedro Almodóvar
Queer Western Short
What’s it all about: Is Ethan Hawke still as good a shot as he was 25 years ago? Pedro Pascal rides into town on a horse called Exposition to find out.
First Encounter: with @vamos_riegueme at @cinesrenoir in Madrid
Prostitute Index: medium
Death By: a man with a limp
Relics: Old West underwear
Hoops: Mexican standoff
Heartthrob: Manu Ríos (balladeer)
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Ethan Hawke’s teeth
LoFi Magic: winesports seduction
Makes me want to: cue up “Dark Habits”
Candotti Take: “A good film for a short flight.”
Saúl Take: “A stylized fictional delivery of a Wild West story that may have been real. American in its setting and cultural alluring, but Spanish in its vision, realization, and expression. In that, it felt new and a relevant story of two Old West American men.”
Josep Take: “I liked it but I wanted more. I loved the ending. I loved the music.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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