Movie Review: The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words (2005, Spain/Ireland, dir. Isabel Coixet)

I picked this up today because it had Sarah Polley in it—Sarah, who should have been on my top five list, shame on me—Sarah, who becomes more and more amazing with everything she does, such as pulling off an extremely demanding and understated role and doing it with a convincing accent. Based on the cover, I was expecting a moderately good drama/romance with some older man/younger woman stuff. I was not expecting one of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching movies I've ever seen.

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The moral: If you haven't seen it, go.