‘Magellan’ Review: Gael García Bernal Is Lost At Sea In Lav Diaz’s Haunting Historical Epic [Cannes]
CANNES – A film that’s more intriguing in the abstract than it is in an execution that proves surprisingly straightforward, Lav Diaz’s historical biopic, “Magellan” (if one can even call it that) about Ferdinand Magellan is still a fascinating work that takes us back through time to hold the insidiousness of colonization up to the light. It also ponders the agony of loss, how we turn to the heavens in search of answers, and what it is that can come when we hear nothing in return to our desperate cries.
