InUruguay,theydon'tsaycheeseinfrontofthecamera-theysaywhisky.Beneaththeartificiallyphotographedsmiles,however,isablueprintforthe"SouthAmericanGothic,"minusthefarmandtheforks.TheseMontevideanfolks'stonyexpressionsbeliealifegrippedfrozenbyaccustomedroutines.SoitgoeswithanoldJewishbachelorwhoownsanageingsockfactory.Whenhisestrangedyoungerbrotherdecidestovisitfortheirmother'sburial,heaskshisemployeeMartatoposeashiswife.Theresultingencountercreatesclumsysilencesthatareuncomfortablycomic.GrandPrize,TokyoFilmFestivalandFIPRESCIprizefromCannes.
這一代的年輕人真係好老成好cool，兩個新導演還不到三十，便已拍出型到飛起黑色到痺的老人寂寞晚境。話說襪廠老闆阿積孤家寡人，寂寞到死，一天飛來鴻雁，巴西的弟弟話來拜訪。他要表面風光，唯有求忠厚下屬瑪泰暫充老婆。兩個名字同樣叫孤獨的六十幾歲人忽然親近，彆扭得不在話下。口若懸河的巴西弟弟一出現，畫面調子大轉彎。三人海邊度假，瑪泰沉睡的神經率先波動，往後發生的事估都估唔到。郭利斯馬基式冷面幽默扭橋扭到熱帶南美，黑色照舊輕描淡寫功力同樣高超，另一種風情絕對原創。去年康城驚艷，連奪國際影評人獎及原創觀點大獎。
Source:29thHKIFF(2005)
