“Drunken noodles” is a film of infinite sweetness, bathed in the light of summer, the warmth of desire, and the life force of culture. A young art student at Bard College, Adnan, comes to spend the summer in New York where he must take care of a gallery while the owner is away. Among other things, she shows works by Sal Salandra, a sixty-year-old creator from Long Island who creates sexually explicit cross-stitch scenes. We are far from the tapestries of the 18th century!
A bit like in his previous film “End of the Century,” where a Spaniard and an Argentine meet in Barcelona and let life unfold as it comes, Lucio Castro offers an atypical narration where Adnan’s present and past intertwine, but where sensuality is always ready to join. Especially since Adnan is a curious being, without prejudice, ready to experience adventures.
Presented at Cannes as part of the Acid
What doesn’t fail to present itself: first with the meal delivery person, then with friends with whom he creates corporeal and ephemeral works. We also witness his encounter with a Sal Salandra (played by Erziel Kornel) who, in a rare moment of poetry, introduces him to a faun that he has the right to look at but not touch (the essence of desire for Lucio Castro). And then there’s Iggie, his ex-depressive, who tries to finish his book without success, and to whom Adnan recounts childhood memories where his grandfather, often asleep, played a major role.
Featured in the Acid (Association of Independent Cinema for its distribution), last year at Cannes, Lucio Castro’s film “Drunken noodles” speaks only of desire but does so with infinite delicacy, poetry, and intelligence. The casting is particularly judicious, as these substantive terms fit perfectly with Laith Khalifeh who portrays Adnan. “Drunken noodles” is captivating.
“Drunken noodles” – 1h 22 – Wednesday, April 22.
