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In a drama of a different kind that speaks of a real tragedy for the girl named Marina with her friend Orlando. That story began somewhere in Santiago in a nightclub where Marina was an ambitious singer. Orlando, the owner of the glittering textile firm, was building a strong friendship with Marina. Everything becomes a tragedy after the celebration of the birthday of Marina and a night of love. It was not good when Orlando was in a serious condition, where the next morning he died in hospital, which could make things completely different.
When the screen went dark prior to running the final credits, I assumed for an instant that some small initial section had come to a close. In fact, an hour and three quarters had gone by.
A Fantastic Woman represents a bold step forward, but also stands alone as a great, always relevant study of resilience in the face of a thoughtless and cowardly world.
A Fantastic Woman questions the kind of poisonous and daily intolerance that sounds almost innocent and arises more from ignorance than from evil and hatred. [Full Review in Spanish]
"A Fantastic Woman" is the role of a lifetime for Vega, but let's hope it's just the start of a career, not the end.
February 28, 2018
Sydney Morning Herald
A Fantastic Woman displays the same unblinking intensity that distinguished Jackie (2017), Chilean director Pablo Larrain's study of Jackie Kennedy in the week following JFK's assassination.
Vega's performance is riveting, but writer and co-director Sebastián Leilo's use of sex and gender to shape his narrative is straight out of a '50s melodrama.