“Year of the Nail is a thoughtful, evocative portrayal of friendship, love, longing and the sometimes static nature of life. Director/screenwriter Jonas Cuarón (Alfonso Curarón’s son) tells this story through photographs and voiceover.
Using a year’s worth of photos that he took of spontaneous events and day-to-day activities, Cuarón creates an understated but powerfully observed fictional story. Fourteen-year-old Diego (Diego Catano, his half brother) and visiting American college girl Molly (Eireann Harper, his girlfriend) spend a year together in Mexico. Instantly in love, Diego says, “She has a gringo ass, and and she talks like a Mexican!” Unfortunately, it’s hard for them to get close because his grandfather is sick, his cat must be spayed and neutered and Molly must return to New York. Year of the Nail—derives from an ingrown nail that bothers Diego—is mostly about life’s fleeting moments.
Imbued with Cuarón’s energy, a cleverly fractured story structure, rich soundtrack and beautiful photographs, this is one of this year’s most inventive films.” —AFI Fest
YEAR OF THE NAIL / AÑO UÑA
A film by Jonás Cuarón
(Mexico, 2007, 78 min. In Spanish and English with English subtitles)
Now streaming on Amazon
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