âRed Moon Tideâ Review: A Village Paralyzed in Grief
Subjects stand frozen against majestic landscapes in Lois Patiñoâs meditation on how Galician mythology intersects with a villageâs search for souls lost at sea.
A scene from âRed Moon Tide.âCredit.Mubi
By Natalia Winkelman
Red Moon Tide
Drama
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âRed Moon Tide,â the enchanting second feature from the Spanish director Lois Patiño, is a portrait of a seaside village suspended in an extraordinary catatonia. Its transfixion is contagious. Indeed, I was hesitant to move during the experience for atavistic fear of disrupting the trance.