Everybody Knows
‘Everything matters for your daughter’ – Jorge In Asghar Farhadi’s latest psychological thriller, Todos lo saben or ‘Everybody Knows’, Laura (Penelope Cruz) travels from Argentina to Spain with her two children for her sister’s wedding. While celebrating and connecting with old friends, her daughter Irene (Carla Campra) goes missing which tears the family apart as it causes many suppressed feelings to come to the surface. The film encapsulated me sonically from the beginning with the use of what appeared to be diegetic sounds for most things which allowed me to feel like I was almost within the world of the film. The diegetic sounds, in my opinion, also showed how small and quiet the typical Spanish village is added to by the history of the town being know by everyone. For one Felipe, Paco’s nephew, as well as the rest of the village are know of the romantic history between Paco (Javier Bardem) and Laura. The film is over two hours long and the majority of if is ded...