{"id":25809,"date":"2017-07-24T23:58:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=25809"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:10:36","slug":"bitch-2017-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/24\/bitch-2017-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitch (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A stay-at-home mom is overworked, under-cared-for, and finally snaps.\u00a0 As she turns into a dog version, or a literal bitch, her clueless husband wants to save face more than anything else.<\/p>\n

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Written and directed by Marianna Palka, Bitch is one of those movies that is rare and hard to create, one where the story, direction, and acting all come into place to create something special.\u00a0 Here she creates an odd tale that will resonate with housewives everywhere as well as with working spouses who seem to do it all while their significant other does very little at home or to support them outside of paying for everything.\u00a0 The film and its characters explore family ties and dynamics and what happens to them when one key member cannot function anymore.\u00a0 The characters built here are fantastic and realistic in their crazy situation.\u00a0 Love and care are central themes as well as self-discovery and the importance of caring.\u00a0 Palka creates a relatable story from a completely crazy premise.\u00a0 Her characters feel familiar and connect easily with the audience.<\/p>\n

The cast here does a fantastic job with the situation they are put in.\u00a0 Marianna Palka herself plays the titular Bitch, the over-stressed mom of four who loses her mind.\u00a0 Her transformation into a vicious, scared dog is fascinating to watch as she gives it her all.\u00a0 How she manages to show emotions and communicate in this state is amazing.\u00a0 She just gives one of those performances that will mark viewers.\u00a0 Playing her husband is Jason Ritter who plays him as kind of a caring asshole who is a tough nut to crack but has many layers to his character.\u00a0 He does this with talent and conviction.\u00a0 Playing the lead\u2019s sister, Jaime King adds a lot of care and tenderness to her character that creates a sort of balance to the other adults portrayed.\u00a0 The kids are played fantastically well by young actors Brighton Sharbino, Rio Mangini, Jason Maybaum, and Kingston Foster, each having to deal with some very challenging roles and emotions in terms of relating to children who\u2019s mom has turned into a dog.\u00a0 They do this with talent and that sweetness and innocence kids can have in even the hardest of situation sometimes.\u00a0 All of these performances show a care from the entire cast and from the writer\/director in terms of wanting to make this crazy story into something that is touching and emotional.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s cinematography by Armando Salas creates a very direct approach and head-on look for the story and its characters.\u00a0 The camera never flinches or avoids the main emotions by keeping them out of frame.\u00a0 It\u2019s on the characters, watching their emotions, letting them transfer these to the viewer who will inevitably connect at one point or another with the one of the leads, may it be through their family connections, their relationships, or the strain in their mental and emotional capacities.<\/p>\n

Bitch is one of those movies that have a crazy premise for a story that needs it to break some barriers and show emotions dead-on.\u00a0 It\u2019s a movie filled with emotions and feelings, but not one of those lovey-dovey or TV-style movies.\u00a0 It\u2019s raw and emotional; it shows the truth of being an over-worked person with too much stress, too little support, and no real outlet.\u00a0 The way the story is built and acted is fantastic and connects with the audience in way that slowly builds throughout the film.<\/p>\n

Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 13th to August 2nd.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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