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Silencio

2024·Horror·12m
7.1
A medieval peasant suffering from the plague encounters the spirit of his dead wife as he wanders into the forest.
Directed by Ivan Dimitrov
silence
religious allegory
fantasy
horror

Cast

Jorge Cañas
Jorge Cañas
Hombre
Lucia Zamora
Lucia Zamora
Mujer
Jaime Vellón
Jaime Vellón
Monje 1
Todor Dimitrov
Todor Dimitrov
Monje 2
Roman Nuñez Soria
Roman Nuñez Soria
Monje 3
Gonzalo Rojo
Gonzalo Rojo
Monje 4

Crew

Ivan Dimitrov
Ivan Dimitrov
Director
Ivan Dimitrov
Ivan Dimitrov
Director of Photography
María José Fernández Bozo
María José Fernández Bozo
Producer
Ivan Dimitrov
Ivan Dimitrov
Producer
Demika Fernández
Demika Fernández
Makeup Artist
Mar Moreno
Mar Moreno
Costume Design
Eva Fonseca
Eva Fonseca
Makeup Department Head
Alejandro Fernández Otero
Alejandro Fernández Otero
Assistant Director
Lucia Zamora
Lucia Zamora
Music
Álvaro López
Álvaro López
Assistant Camera
Antonio Cuesta
Antonio Cuesta
Art Direction
Jaime Vellón
Jaime Vellón
Still Photographer

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4 reviews
Maldoror
Maldoror
Silencio
Déjà WOW, j'adore l'esthétique du film. Un noir et blanc ultra contrasté par moment avec un grain poussé à l'extrême, c'est magnifique.

Ça se veut volontairement énigmatique et abstrait, puis ça fonctionne très bien. Pour moi, la mort de sa femme hante le paysan. Mais dans des proportions extrêmes, et ce qui amène toute une dimension onirique et horrifique dans l'œuvre. Cette dimension est aussi poussée par l'absence de dialogue qui renforce l'immersion et notre implication dans les expériences étrange que vit le paysan.

C'est un film rempli de symbole, plus ou moins incompréhensible en soi et ça importe peu de les comprendre sur le moment. L'important est de ressentir la douleur, la peur, la solitude du personnage et c'est réussi !
Déjà WOW, j'adore l'esthétique du film. Un noir et blanc ultra contrasté par moment avec un grain poussé à l'extrême, c'est magnifique.

Ça se veut volontairement énigmatique et abstrait, puis ça fonctionne très bien. Pour moi, la mort de sa femme hante le paysan. Mais dans des proportions extrêmes, et ce qui amène toute une dimension onirique et horrifique dans l'œuvre. Cette dimension est aussi poussée par l'absence de dialogue qui renforce l'immersion et notre implication dans les expériences étrange que vit le paysan.

C'est un film rempli de symbole, plus ou moins incompréhensible en soi et ça importe peu de les comprendre sur le moment. L'important est de ressentir la douleur, la peur, la solitude du personnage et c'est réussi !
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Constantonis
Constantonis
Silencio
this director is gonna  become a big thing one day mark my words
this director is gonna  become a big thing one day mark my words
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Skipp
Skipp
Silencio
I don’t know what to make of this. One of director Ivan Dimitrov’s short films - the new one, Paradiso - sits in my watchlist because I thought it looked interesting, so I went and watched one of his previous short films. I like the aesthetic - black and white, film grain heavy, contrast adjusted to fit every shot. I like the ambient sounds of the forest around the man. I like the premise of a medieval peasant going through the woods following the vision of his dead wife - to me there’s something so poetic about your last wild goose chase not only being for your lost wife, but it leading you into the afterlife - and yet I had a moment of struggling to get the ending. Does cutting the palm and removing the heart move him closer to God? Has he been misled by the devil while in the delusions of the plague? I think, while I’m not too versed in experimental film, that this might be intentionally vague for the sake of interpretation. Perhaps I don’t want to believe that the Devil wins in the end, but nonetheless I’m curious as to how a feature length project from Dimitrov would work.
I don’t know what to make of this. One of director Ivan Dimitrov’s short films - the new one, Paradiso - sits in my watchlist because I thought it looked interesting, so I went and watched one of his previous short films. I like the aesthetic - black and white, film grain heavy, contrast adjusted to fit every shot. I like the ambient sounds of the forest around the man. I like the premise of a medieval peasant going through the woods following the vision of his dead wife - to me there’s something so poetic about your last wild goose chase not only being for your lost wife, but it leading you into the afterlife - and yet I had a moment of struggling to get the ending. Does cutting the palm and removing the heart move him closer to God? Has he been misled by the devil while in the delusions of the plague? I think, while I’m not too versed in experimental film, that this might be intentionally vague for the sake of interpretation. Perhaps I don’t want to believe that the Devil wins in the end, but nonetheless I’m curious as to how a feature length project from Dimitrov would work.
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Cami
Cami
Silencio
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