Three Monkeys – 7

I spent much of the film wondering about the title: were the mother, father and son the “three monkeys,” or was this an allusion to a Turkish proverb, like “hear no evil,” etc.? Finding no answer, I was left to admire the acting and the character study: Dostoevsky came to mind. The cinematography contributed to the bleak atmosphere. I had trouble finding a seat in the dark opening scene, and the remainder was filmed in sepia, with never more than one other color as a slight accent on the screen. Each family member did something they shouldn’t have done, all ostensibly to help the family’s situation, but in reality tearing the family apart. And, say the three monkeys, this is life.

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