Previewed at 35Torino Film Festival, within the section After Hours, Firstborn It is the latest film by Latvian film director Aik Karapetian, who as early as 2014 he had presented, again in Turin, his The Man with the Orange Jacket.
The development history of the scene is that of Francis and Katrina, young married couple expecting their firstborn. The drama, just, It begins when the woman is snatched under the eyes of her husband helpless, who, unable to forgive himself and accept his weaknesses, will end up chasing the pickpocket, trying to blackmail him. Following the argument between the two, But, the thief will fall off a cliff and Francis will be convinced to have him killed. Only a few months later, quite unexpectedly, a mysterious presence will begin to undermine the tranquility of the pair.
The basic idea from which kicks off the story is undoubtedly appealing. The main problems, however, paradoxically derive from the script. From the moment in which we see a - in its own way - fighting Francis go in search of the mysterious pickpocket, often escapes some unintentional laughter upon hearing the ridiculous demands of man. The worst, But, He comes as the story goes on: absurd dialogues between the protagonist and the thug, mysterious hiking in the woods during which Francis makes the acquaintance of a gruff lumberjack from the role is not well defined within the feature itself and the presence of a kind of "imbufalito buffalo" (pardon the pun) the red eyes of fire (also it seems to be found only by accident on the set of Firstborn) They are just some of the many find that they end this work Karapetian inevitably ridiculous. The culmination, But, It is reached when an enraged than ever Francis goes for the last time in search of the young thief - who has just attacked for a second time his wife - and, once you arrive there, It does nothing but ask him to get back the clock that had been stolen months earlier.
Sin, therefore, that an author like Aik Karapetian has disappointed so much expectations, this time. and yet, guide covers Firstborn from a purely directorial point of view, the author has repeatedly had the opportunity to showcase their talent. Suffice also think only of the moment when we see Katrina reveal to her husband that she is pregnant: the image of women coming out of the doctor's office and goes to embrace Francis, who just smiles is a great example of a film that does not need too many words to tell the life.
undoubtedly, therefore, the filmmaker will have the opportunity to redeem, in the future. E, who knows, maybe we will see his new work on the occasion of the next editions of the Turin Film Festival, where the author seems to be now at home.
marina fears