A very good movie

Even though this movie is rather obscure, somehow, it still managed to get included in the IMDb top 250 so I was quite eager to check it out. Well, eventually, I can't really remember the last time I was so impressed by an anthology of short movies like this one. Indeed, except for 'Bombita' which was slightly weaker than the rest, all these little stories were just so strong and my favorite was probably the first one called 'Pasternak'. Indeed, they all displayed a perfect mix of drama, comedy and suspense and it is very rare to see such a mix working so well. I wonder if Damián Szifron was inspired by Roy Andersson's work as it seems that he took his formula but, in my opinion, he vastly improved it. I have to admit that I'm not an expert on Roy Andersson, after all, I have seen only one of his movies so far ('En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron'), but Szifron displayed here that you don't need to add so much abstract absurdism to make this formula work. Indeed, life and people in general are already absurd enough resulting in some hilarious moments. To conclude, I'm glad I discovered this movie thanks to IMDb, and if you love dark humor, you should definitely check it out. 

8/10