"Tu Vida En 65 Segundos" is an insanely affective story about love and life from Catalan director Maria Ripoll. It won the Barcelona Film Award in 2006.
Three friends gather at the park on a lazy Sunday (Dani, Nacho, and Paco). They read that a classmate, Albert Castillo, has shockingly passed away and agree to go to his funeral. There, they meet his older sister, Cristina, who immediately connects with Dani after he shares that his own father died when he was only 12. The boys are invited to a memorial gathering at Albert's house, only to realize that the Albert Castillo they knew has not passed away, that this is a bizarre coincidence of name and age.
Far from a comedy (though the ensuing tension hits some funny notes), the movie is a chronicle of Dani and Cristina falling in love despite the undercurrent of her grief and his initial duplicity. The title comes from an activity Cristina says her brother did in high school English class: write about a feeling or a story in just 65 words. "Son pocas, o son muchas?" Dani asks Cristina. (Are they a lot, or a little?) "Depende de lo que quieras decir." (Depends what you wanted to say.) When Dani bursts into Cristina's apartment in the wee hours of the morning to read her a frantically composed love declaration - "por que te quiero, en 65 palabras" - life's sensations and fleeting moments are put in perspective.
Beyond the captivating story, the film is also an outstanding montage of a city and a set of powerful emotions that Ripoll's characters feel. I caught the first half hour at a friend's flat in Barcelona a while ago, was completely mesmerized, and finally got my hands on it a few months later.
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Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3MEfc1vSho
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