![]() These images are less cliched (and become more instructive later) than what inevitably becomes the dominating visual motif of Sarah and Mia’s breakdowns - which is, you guessed it, creepy scratch drawings of stick figures with eyes and limbs clawed off made by Mia at school. “Run Rabbit Run” Sarah EnticknapĪnother creature takes on insidious allegorical power, as in one scene, Sarah runs over a large bird, barely noticed it herself until Mia calls attention to the accident, and then can’t seem to find the bird beneath the car. Mia also begins to call herself “Alice,” insisting she’s no longer herself, and eagle-eyed viewers will have figured out who Alice is quickly into the movie. ![]() The child is instantly enamored with the fluffy, menacing creature, and almost immediately starts showing signs of erratic agitation, poking Sarah with questions about Joan, with whom neither has much of a relationship. ‘Chile ’76’ Review: A Rich Housewife Becomes a Reluctant Spy in Manuela Martelli’s Shrewd Pinochet-Era ThrillerĪs is the lot for such films, ominous animal symbols abound, most explicitly taking the form of a white rabbit that appears on Sarah’s doorstep on Mia’s birthday. ![]()
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