Panchez of Inichirin.. Meditation and isolation so that age is not lost
"The Panchez of Inichirin" remains one of the most acclaimed works by critics and filmmakers of the world festivals in which he participated. The Venice Festival won the best screenplay award. s Best Actor Award, He achieved expectations by winning the most Golden Globe Awards. Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Comedy.
Apart from the awards, his director Martin McDonnah tried to offer a psychological explanation of relationships between friends, so what happens if one friend is bored with the other? How can this other do about the former's rejection of that friendship, despite his holding on to it?
The tale may seem simple, but with director Martin McDonagh, actors of Colin Farrell's stature, and veteran Brendon Gilson; The idea turns into a duel.
It is also a film that presents war without being seen by the viewer, or hearing its noise, only a sound that lurches from afar once or twice, but all we see on that remote island is the product of the Irish War that began in 1921.
The filmmaker - a writer and director - tries to look inside each of us, not just within his protagonists in events, which he starts directly without prejudice through the character of a frowned-faced Calm who suddenly feels his age has been stolen, wondering: How does the chatter become what occupies us, what fills our vacuum, or live it aimlessly?
The story may seem simple in a film classified "Comedy," and many see it as far from comedy, a human film with a situation that any two friends, even two business partners, a mission, or a marital relationship might have. When one of them feels that he needs his own time to offer something useful, a message that the film's director wanted, and he chose the idea of a negative relationship so to speak.
There are dark aspects that the director did not dramatically explain, but rather left them to the viewer to infer from the character of Calme, who decided to live through that isolation imposed by the war on the people of villages and islands, provided that age does not become mere numbers in the remainder of it. To accomplish even a part of his dream, he started playing music and melodizing, enjoying, as long as war takes everything.
He considers that what lasts from life is what we make of our souls: music, poetry, marquee arts, as he asks - in a wonderful scene with Padrick -: "You know what's left of the 17th century characters. Nobody... Only poetry, paintings and music remain.. We all remember the music of Mozart ".
The filmmaker, a screenwriter, escalates Kallem's thoughts of rebellion to the point of threatening to cut off his toes, which he plays if Padrick insists on his friendship with him, a mesmerizing spell for his sister, and the island priest, while Kallem is unable to bear what he called "boredom."
The director selected two of the most artisan film stars in the performance: Colin Farrell of Ireland, growing up, and the owner of fun roles, in the role of "Padrick". He performed a comedy mixed with a dramatic performance enveloped with sadness, his best acting performance in years past.
Director Martin McDonagh made a film far from the commercial atmosphere, which may not be entertaining to ordinary viewers, or cinema viewers in theaters, but it is a work that needs reflection, which he wanted to make a film in which everything is made without noise.
Exquisite image breathing pure air when followed on screen: sea He was cruel in the bet of a second friend, Brendan Gilson, who represented Calm's character when his friend promised not to leave him in isolation. Every day, he has to cut off a finger and throw it at his gate. And he did it that he cut all his fingers off to end that relationship between him and his dream of music and his only friend!
I don't know the secret in choosing that punishment for himself, but it's his fingers that play his music, which helps him accomplish his broken tune years ago.
"The Banshees of Inisherin" represents a different kind of cinema that needs to be contemplated, not for its events but for ourselves, and its director "McDonna" calls us to answer questions: What do we need from each other: chatter, bored, or dreams do you need us to work for?