Encounters Film Festival: ‘Betty’ and the Failed Romance Movie
“‘Betty,’ through the simplest of guises — bare-bones animation, a bit of music and a wry, haphazard director’s commentary — is an impressive feat of doing a lot with extremely little.”
“‘Betty,’ through the simplest of guises — bare-bones animation, a bit of music and a wry, haphazard director’s commentary — is an impressive feat of doing a lot with extremely little.”
“In ‘António and Catarina,’ the potential of youth contrasts the accumulated regrets of age.”
“It’s done critically, sympathetically and with a demand from the viewer to take responsibility for their role in the story, too.”