LOCA | Omeleto
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- A janitor is drawn to an instructor.
LOCA is used with permission from Maria Salgado Gispert. Learn more at vimeo.com/mari....
Sofia works as a janitor at a school, where she goes about her seemingly endless work, often left alone and listening to self-help affirmations on her headphones.
Every day, an instructor named Ivan comes after school to teach students skating. Sofia enjoys watching them, and she and Ivan exchange friendly glances of understanding. But she has never interacted with him and often leaves before the skating club ends for the day. One day, though, the skating class ends prematurely because of rain, and they find themselves getting ready to leave at the same time.
Directed by Maria Salgado Gispert with a script she co-wrote with Maite Voces, this small slice-of-life drama is a character portrait of a woman often left to the sidelines of life, but who takes a risk and finds a moment of joy and connection -- and perhaps herself again.
The visual approach has an intelligent, observational quality, notable for its muted cinematography and wider, sometimes abstract shots that seem to emphasize how Sofia works at the edges of the school, unnoticed and unobtrusive. Periodically the frame floods with students, who scurry around her and fill up space, almost like flooding Sofia towards the background or margins.
It mirrors perhaps the way Sofia has been pushed to the background in her own life, as the writing and sound carefully dole out key information about her life: there's a daughter who is ungrateful and difficult, as well as the stream of self-help affirmations Sofia listens to as she works. These provide ironic humor as she pulled to and fro, thanks to the boisterousness of the students, who trample over her cleaning without any regard.
The storytelling takes time to build, but it moves forward when Ivan, the skating instructor, enters the picture. Their friendly smiles and sympathetic acknowledgment of one another clearly add a spot of cheer in Sofia's workday, and their wordless rapport fits right in with the elegantly economical craftsmanship of the filmmaking.
Actor Mercedes Castro as Sofia also offers a similarly pared-down, reflective performance of a woman worn down by routine. But as she readies herself to leave, letting down her hair both literally and figuratively, we see a woman yearning for a bigger life. When she and Ivan finally connect, it's a pleasure to watch her reveal another side of herself: playful, bold and joyful.
LOCA is only "crazy" in how it broadens the way we see Sofia, an older woman defined by the humbleness of her jobs as mother and janitor and very often not noticed by the world around her. But in this gem of a short, the figures we take for granted in our lives have impulses, appetites and yearnings like anyone else. Even just a look of acknowledgment or a friendly smile goes a long way to see their full humanity, no matter what their age or station in life.
I’m a cleaner, that’s never happened to me 😂 A woman doing the most mundane of jobs, but making the most of self improvement. This is really weird because that’s exactly what I’m doing. Brilliant film as always
@r2 I live in the U.K. and work for our NHS, worked all through lockdown. There is always work in hospitals and plenty of overtime. Working weekends especially Sundays almost double time. I’ve also worked in schools like the lady in the film. Never discount cleaning, it can be quiet a good job.
@@lesleyhubble2976 It is a tiring job plz take care of yourself ❤️❤️❤️ .I too do the same work dont live in la .
@@amysworld5521 It is tiring, but I see people sit staring at computer screens and would hate that. You look after yourself to
@@lesleyhubble2976 🥺🤗
God bless 🙏
I like this story a lot. She did it. No awkward tension, apologies, or anything. She did it. She took control of her destiny and kissed the guy and he kissed her back. Now that's romance. I want to see more. I want to see what else this lady did for her own life.
but if a 51-year-old man did it to a girl , you would have had a problem right?
@@amethyst9704 He’s grown so what are you saying
@@californiayoung9922 tbh if I were a man and a 51-year-old woman kissed me without my permission, it would've spoiled my day or a week. By the way, it doesn't matter that he is a grown man, she kissed him out of the blue, without his permission. If it happened the other way around it would've been termed as harassment, regardless of the woman's age.
@@amethyst9704 I think it was obvious he wasn’t worried, but I take your point.
La Rosa… well said
My impression was that the audio meditations were *not* working and it wasn't until she had a choice encounter with another good person that she felt joy. I was so worried she would overstep social boundaries and make things awkward, but she was very aware, of what she could get away with, and what was appropriate; they shared a moment, and he was thrilled to see her happy and off, optimistic
Ive always treated custodians with my utmost respect.
Yeah, but have you ever made out with one because they looked like they were having a rough day?🤔
Not Enough respect I say!
😁
🤯
i loved this.. the little moments in life can change who you are as a person. amazingly done.
Just got in from my cleaning job, this was spot on, loved it.
And I love the honesty of your Bad-Ass attitude. You are lovely and delightful.
It is a brilliant film, very positive, just about to start my cleaning job.
The mom's character made me so sad. She works two jobs and she gave money for her daughter to go to a university, despite how ungrateful her daughter is.
Sometimes we don't appreciate our parents sacrifices and its just hurtful
Stop paying their way through school. Tell the kids to go out, work, and save the money for college.
Kids.
The right meditations can get you on your journey to self-affirmation, growth, and a life filled with freedom and joy.
How
Never felt that
And the right medications.
@@donnamariedavidson5065 Definitely! That is key.
any recommendations?
This man should make a full movie someday. He is the best
@9 Haunted Days sorry i mean he and his team, they are the best. They should do a full kovue someday
Maria Salgado Gispert.
You just have to grab the little exciting moments in life when they try to rush past...👏🏻💖
Very sweet 😌remember, everyone needs a little compassion
Hey Gerri
How are you keeping,
Where are you from??
Really enjoyed this one, put a smile on my face! ☺️
Human Emotions: Friendship, without getting the wrong ideas...
Spot on
Even in the misery there sparks joy of life, great acting thanks for giving us this pearl!
This is fun. A light hearted tale about allowing yourself to live. Awesome
Funny how this appeals to us janiters
I loved the film where she took up skateboarding.
Hey Jeremy
How are you keeping,
Where are you from??
@@johnsonlabarbear4741 Hey Johnson.
How are you?
Where are you from?
i wish everyone their very own ivan.
Another choice vignette, thanks, Allen! Tight script and fine acting/directing does it every time! Kudos to all!
This is beautiful
That's not sympathy, that's love.
I open the video
Then I hit the like button
Then I watch it ❤️
The interplay with the meditative dialogue on the recording and the chaos and mundaness around her had a point. She seized the moment as every moment has great possibilities. The recordings were not ineffective. But it is you who still has to size the moment. The recordings can't do that.
Huh?🤣 what are you on about?🤣
Oh Omeleto, you always get me right in the feels. Besos.
This was sweet. Her giggle is infections!
Comme toujours la qualité est extra
Some people come into our lives for a fleeting moment! And can change our lives forever! 😊
9:58 every girl (cough) watching awww!
Excellent.
Granny hook ups are great
Message to all of the commenters on this channel: Thanks! I understand more fully by reading everyone perspective.
Found my next fave 🥰. Love this one so much.
Great story. A mature story of life
Wonderful and fun! Love the music at the end, any info on this would be greatly appreciated :)
Lovely, and slightly sad film, wished she asked for consent before kissing him. He was a very good sport about things.
So did that happen or was it a fantasy that she was daydreaming of while cleaning those windows?
The movie played it straight.
That comment is so fkin funny!
very sweet
Une belle histoire.
Fabulous ...
Another good one. Thanks
Awesome...living more and cleaning less.
Why do these short films end like this ..be nice to see follow ups ?
Sweet. Love it!
haha lucky woman, if only.
Beautiful follow up?
On a dime.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz?
Muy bueno
Loca!
How will we still make films about cleaners once robots are doing the cleaning? *deep thoughts*
Don’t always like the endings to these...but probably real life.
I would prefer, they had some resolve in their relationship.
One kiss off of a platform doesn’t do it for me.
It’s not complete.
Anyway, I suppose the point is,
She is a more fulfilled person now.
In that sense, it’s good.
They arr porto rico
Nope. They are from Spain.
Those questions in the first 43 seconds is my life... my life is really empty
Hey🌸🌸
💕
Notifs squaaad
Hi😃🖐️🌸🌸
Loo
Mopping while school is in session??? Liability. This doesn't make sense.
She should have put slip signs out
the guy talked too much. I don't know what he said but he said a lot. If i was his student i would be very annoyed. the film was beautiful though :)
Because you are not Spanish, otherwise it wouldn't annoy you.
@@bellazul2 Agree. She has no idea what she is missing.