Venice Review: ‘Ordinary Failures’ Follows The Interconnected Lives Of Three Women
05.09.2022 - 12:39
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Director Cristina Grosan’s Ordinary Failures (Bezna Selhani) follows three people dealing with everyday problems against the backdrop of impending doom. Written by Klára Vlasáková, is about getting out of your head and experiencing the world in the present before it passes you by (or no longer exists). At first, the plot is confusing, but it eventually comes together in a satisfying (yet bleak) way.
The film starts with a bang–literally. There is an unexplained underground explosion in the city center, fires sparking out of thin air, electronics going kaput, and blackouts. These incidents are happening all over the place, and it’s starting to escalate. Hana (Tatjana Medvecká), an older widow, trying to move on after her husband’s death, is laid off from her job due to ageism. He leaves behind a furry companion named Arlo, that suddenly shuts down. Hana takes it to the mall to be serviced, and that’s when she runs into Tereza (Nora Klimesová), a teenage loner who has a strained relationship with her parents and is at the pet store looking for milk to feed her kittens.
The power in the entire shopping center goes out, and as Tereza hits the staircase to leave, she sees David (Adam Berka) sitting alone. The youngster is waiting for his Mother, Silva (Beata Kanokova), to rescue him. Why did she leave him there alone, though? David is disrespectful to his mom and likes to fight his classmates. This is too much for Silva to handle as she works to keep a nervous breakdown at bay. Deep down, Silva resented being a parent and dropped him off at a playroom so she could catch a break. She must travel through the fray to find her child when the city starts descending into chaos.
In Ordinary Failures, the audience watches the slow
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