We only learn the true scope of what provoked this gathering as the film progresses, after several instances of strong but mysterious implication.
At first the film is quite vague, with a brief preamble followed by a few characters uniting at this beach house under ambiguous circumstances. Dusk Stone isn’t much of a deviation in this regard, focusing squarely on the parents of a child who disappeared (presumably drowned in the bay that was the source of many of their happiest days as a family) – but it isn’t so much what the film says as the manner of saying it, by emphasizing the importance of cherishing every moment and capturing it through the lens of a surreal drama. Grief is a common subject in every artistic medium, since it affords individuals the opportunity to explore the common concept of loss in a variety of different ways. Disorienting and peculiar, but constructive in how it carefully pulls apart the various layers of trauma in its pursuit of a moving depiction of the grieving process, the film is a masterful achievement that continues to demonstrate Fund’s gradual ascent to become one of the most interesting voices in contemporary South American cinema. Fund’s distinct visual style contrasts sharply with the brutal realism of the story, creating a varied and unforgettable portrait of life following an event from which many people might never be able to fully recover. Dusk Stone moves at a measured but meaningful pace, giving us unique insights into the life of a family torn apart by an enormous tragedy. This is the starting point for Dusk Stone ( Piedra Noche), a fascinating and heart-wrenching drama by acclaimed filmmaker Iván Fund, who weaves together a film about the harrowing experience of losing someone and how the aftermath of such a traumatic incident (especially one as unexpected as losing a child in a shocking accident) can lead an individual to succumb to even the most absurd delusions, since it is often used as a mechanism to process grief.
In that home once resided a very happy family that spent many summers there – emphasis on the past tense. “Dusk Stone is a masterful achievement that continues to demonstrate Fund’s gradual ascent to become one of the most interesting voices in contemporary South American cinema.”Ī beautiful home stands on the beachfront in the small region of Linda Bay in Argentina.