The Eels


 We watched a movie on campus today called Murina, which means eel if you live in Croatia.  The movie's about a girl who lives with her parents and does spearfishing for eels with her mean dad. Her father is a brutish jerk, but the girl stands up to him, even though her wimpy mom admonishes her for provoking him.  There's another man in the picture who is also unimpressive in terms of his behavior. 

The main character wears a blue bathing suit for about 80% of the movie.  She's super good at holding her breath underwater and even won a medal for breath holding.  This special talent becomes crucially important to her at several points during the movie.  

We both liked the film a lot. You should see it if you feel like it

Comments

cb said…
This film sounds really good. I've always admired your adventurous film-going.
We watched a fantasy tv show on Netflix for a while. One storyline took place at a Hogwarts-style magic training school for girls and about halfway through the first trimester, the McGonagall person turned the less talented students into electric eels swimming in a pond that powered the facility. I think a cultural studies book recently came out about eels also. I'm interested in these animals.
KC said…
I wonder if I would be stressed out about the breath-holding.

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