Eye For Film >> Movies >> Arabian Nights (2015) Film Review
Miguel Gomes' trilogy explores the Portuguese economic crisis in he style of the 1,001 Nights, mixing observations on capitalism, society and storytelling. It's split into three parts:-
Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One - A group of men seeking simulation take a gamble too far, a cockerel's frantic warnings go unheeded, a jilted girl becomes a firestarter and shipbuilders undertake a desperate strike.
Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One - The people fall into poverty, a judge struggles to find anyone innocent, and a sweet little dog with a memory like a sieve brings joy to the desperate.
Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One - Scheherazade bemoans her fate, we explore her limitations and inspirations, and we meet the trappers who teach caged chaffinches to sing recorded songs.
Reviewed on: 06 May 2016
