"Pendular receives the FIPRESCI award in the Panorama section for its outstanding visual quality and its narrative force that results in an accurate portrait of two contemporary artists. The expression of the modern and bold choreography of human relations in the story connects perfectly with the aesthetic and dramatic originality of the film."
For the poetical approach of the filmmaker on the passage of time, the quality of the visual treatment and the reflexion on the essence of the photographic image.
The film is about time that elapses, memory, death, and shows how the irruption of youth, and the use of photography, can revive remembrances and give a new sense to life. The graveyard, which had been symbolically closed, opens again.
A universal story that summarizes in a simple and poetic way the essence of our lives. Julia Murat is right: We need to remember certain stories! They may come across as trivial at first, but they remind us of those elements that can unite us. The director seems to want to tell us that previous generations are also meant to teach us their skills and share knowledge. But it is up to the young people to take their time and show an interest for the wisdom of the elders.
A serenade to immortality, a vertical poem which passes through histories. A fully realised fiction, achieved with still and maturity that caresses perfection both in its content and in its form: a subtly acted script directed with an affecting mastery of photography by a young woman walking the tightrope of memory.
