Review Montanha 2016 Movie

There’s a scene in the second half of Montanha that explains visually where young adolescent David (Mourato) is at in life — not a boy anymore, but not yet a man, David sits down on a bed and presses the tummy of a cuddly toy, which makes it say “hello." At the same time, the teen lights a cigarette. It is in well-observed and wordless moments such as these that Salaviza’s talent is most obvious, visually illustrating in just a few seconds where his character finds himself. But there are not quite enough of these moments to lend the film its own dialogue-free lyricism or to compensate for its narrative shortcomings. ( Image Courtesy Venice Film Festival )

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