The Chilean film Ema by Pablo Larraín is currently playing as part of the Moro Spanish Film Festival (it also was the closing film of MIFF in 2020). Ash and I headed to the Kino Cinema this evening after dinner to watch it. The film stars Mariana Di Girolamo as Ema, a young dancer and teacher who is married to the director of her contemporary dance company, Gastón (Gael García Bernal). The couple end up bringing their adopted 12-year-old son, Polo, back to the orphanage after he set fire to their house, injuring Ema's sister.
This decision impacts the couple's relationship as Ema regrets the decision and goes on a secretive mission to get Polo back. The film is a mix of pyromania as Ema wanders around town with a flamethrower lighting things on fire, contemporary and reggaetón dance sequences with her friends, and romantic affairs with different people. The film is a wild ride and while you may not know what's going on plotwise at some points, it is entertaining.
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