Lo Que le Pasó a Santiago is the only film from Puerto Rico ever to be nominated for Best Foreign Film (now called Best International Film – Puerto Rico is no longer consider eligible since it isn't an independent nation). It's a strange movie. One the one hand it's a simple story about a retiree who is changing his life and reevaluating his priorities and falling in love again. On the other hand it's a bit of a ghost story.
Isn't it? Actually I'm not totally sure. The real world and the world of the past or the spirit world seem to touch in this film. Either way
Lo Que le Pasó a Santiago is charming and rewards patience.
As with much of my viewing lately, I was (finally) able to see this movie via
the Cave of Forgotten Films website.
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