A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since it did win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, I wonder what someone strongly against abortion would think about this movie. I mean, was it all Anne’s fault, what happened to her? After all, we are all wired to be sexual beings, that’s what nature or God made us for, so why should she be mercilessly punished for doing something that it’s so natural. And, of course, there was also the fact that, even if you want to forbid abortion, people will still get it done anyway and, because it is forbidden, they will risk their lives in the process time and time again making this decision just really ineffective. Concerning the movie itself, it was interesting how basically all these women seemed to live in fear. Indeed, there was the fear of the men around them, the fear of their own sexuality and the fear of the fact that, if they make one single mistake, it could completely ruin their lives. I was also sad to see how lonely the main character was while facing her despair, even if it did make sense. Indeed, to be sexually active was taboo at the time, to get pregnant was even worse and to get an abortion was not only illegal but considered as an abomination by most so no wonder that she didn’t dare to confess this dark secret to anyone. At least, she didn't end up with some butcher which was a relief, even though this woman was obviously not a doctor and was therefore not qualified at all to perform such a potentially life-threatening procedure. To be honest, even though the directing was solid and Anamaria Vartolomei gave a strong performance (I also did appreciate the fact that she was actually the age of her character and not 10 years older) , the whole thing still felt a little bit slight though. Anyway, to conclude, even if it wasn't really a masterpiece after all, it was still a solid watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.