Why the long face, Belmonte? A wealthy patron has just cut a check, flush with zeros, for no less than two of the artist’s paintings; he’s soon to be the subject of a major museum exhibition; and his bright young daughter is convinced that she won the dad lottery. (We learn of his commitment to spending more time with her in a lightheartedly staged exchange between Belmonte and his brother in the cold storage vault of their parent’s fur salon.) And yet. Still Jonesing for his remarried ex, our satchel-eyed principal (artist Gonzalo Delgado, in his acting debut) can’t help but shudder when he learns she is expecting another child. A scant 74 minutes, the film began in mid-flow, like a segment from a much longer feature. Writer-director Federico Veiroj’s pacing never seems hurried and the story ends precisely when it should, yet when it was over, it left the viewer feeling it was a few pieces shy of filling the puzzle tray. (2018) — Scott Marks
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