The pressure put on Maltese women to start a family is among the main themes in a new feature film which has just been released for worldwide streaming.
In Corpore is Sarah Jayne Portelli’s second feature film. It looks at the relationship and identity of four separate couples across four countries – Malta, Germany, Australia and the US.
It delves into love, lust, commitment, traditional expectations and all the in-betweens of relationships.
The film has received a number of positive international reviews after being released on Amazon Prime and Vimeo last week.
“I wanted our movie to have Maltese actors speaking in the Maltese dialect so that our viewers not only know about Malta but also our language,” Portelli told Times of Malta.
Last tango in Melbourne, Malta, Berlin and New York.
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Sarah Portelli and Ivan Malekin s anthology-style drama depicts the emotional fractures afflicting several romantic relationships.
Anyone who s ever resorted to sex in an attempt to heal a fractured relationship will find something to relate to in married filmmakers Sarah Portelli and Ivan Malekin s anthology-style drama set in a variety of international locales. Depicting the emotional fissures among four couples (well, at least three-and-a-half), the micro-budgeted
In Corpore suffers at times from its improvised dialogue (no screenwriter is credited) and its explicit sex scenes that, while certainly pertaining to the characters and storylines, border on exploitative. But the film, available on demand and in digital formats, features sufficient emotional truth to make it worthwhile viewing for broad-minded audiences.