'Sunday's Illness': Berlin Review. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood

Spanish maverick Ramon Salazar delivers his finest work to date with exquisitely realized mother-daughter reunion drama 'Sunday's Illness,' playing in Berlin's Panorama. Dir/scr: Ramón Salazar. The visuals are transcendental, often merged with the narrative that gets murkier as the plot thickens. Sunday's Illness (Spanish: La enfermedad del domingo) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Ramón Salazar. A mother and daughter reunite after 30 years. Sunday’s Illness Review: Netflix’s Elegant, Stately Mother-Daughter Drama Ramón Salazar’s direct-to-Netflix Spanish drama is a heartfelt exploration of the tenuous bonds between mother and daughter, anchored by sumptuous filmmaking. Sunday's Illness is a twisted but sublime psychological drama that has estranged mother and daughter at its center, descended from the Bergman's universe, and has spirit of Antonioni. Spain. Sunday's Illness [ES] (2018): film profile; Trailer [es st en] Trailer [es] Clip 1 - Anabel and Chiara at the village [es st en] Clip 2 - Anabel and Chiara washing the dog [es st en] Clip 3 - Anabel and Greta family dinner [es st en] Clip 4 - Chiara and Anabel at fancy dinner end [es st en] Clip 5 - Chiara and Anabel hotel encounter [es st en] While hosting an exclusive dinner party for charity, she recognizes one of the servers as Chiara (Barbara Lennie), the daughter Anabel abandoned decades before, when Chiara was 8.After meeting with Anabel and her lawyers, Chiara reveals her request: She wants Chiara and Anabel to spend 10 days together. References Sunday’s Illness. Sunday’s Illness is raw and uncompromising, riddled with tension and bitter resentment. It’s the exquisitely beautiful and exquisitely painful story of a woman who searches out her mother 30 years after her mother abandoned her. Find screening information HERE.Or view on Netflix later this year. The relationship between Anabel (Susi Sánchez), the mother, and Chiara (Bárbara Lennie), the daughter she abandoned when she was eight years old, doesn’t hold any resemblance to my relationship with anyone, let alone a parent. Source: Berlinale. Realistically though, I tried to find every positive aspect of this film, and there aren’t many. Sunday’s Illness is playing at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. By Wendy Ide 2018-02-20T18:00:00+00:00. In SUNDAY'S ILLNESS, Anabel (Susi Sanchez) is a wealthy philanthropist. Ramon Salazar. Beautifully written and methodically paced, Spanish drama Sunday’s Illness is a brutally devastating story about one woman’s decision that forever destroys her child’s life. 500 Days Of Film Reviews Sunday’s Illness Starring Susi Sánchez And Bárbara Lennie Anabel (Susi Sánchez) abandoned her daughter Chiara (Bárbara Lennie) when she was barely eight years old.