THE FISH CHILD

Spanish director lucia pienzo's the fish child treats the lesbian affair of two young women lala and guayi. it is a brooding melodramatic film.it is a sensuous and sensitive drama becomes a violent range. the underwater shots in paraguayan lake which follow a creature that gives the film its name.the two girls are escaping from the cruel control of the moneyyed upperclass represented by lalas father.they steal anything they can lay their hands on to save up for their escape to paraguay. this film presenting a valid commentary on south american politics and social in equalities.

the underwater shots are cruel to the film,showing the legendary fish child. the film moves in flash back. the fish child that creats some doubt in the audience. i think it is fantasy. it fantasy that looses films natural flow. it is very hard to communicate with the audience