'Mistura' Review: This Peruvian Period Piece Drama Challenges The Concept of Class, Womanhood, And Independence Making For A Great Film That Breaks through Perception And Truly Shows How To Reinvent Yourself!
What's so appealing about "Mistura", the Peruvian historical drama directed by Ricardo de Montreuil and starring Bárbara Mor is that the concepts and themes of the film feel timeless although we as audience are dropped into the world of the 1960's. The star of the film is actress Bárbara Mor and she plays the role of Norma Piet so well and goes to a deeper level once she realizes her character has to reimagine herself. Not as the wealthy woman in her ivory tower who has a clear class divide with the staff that helps her but a businesswoman who has her independence growing by the scene. Cesar Ballumbrosio portrays her chauffeur Oscar Lara and is is shockingly good foil for what Norma goes through. So well that his character has such ease with her and melts in his wisdom and eventually in his arms. The taboo nature of not only Norman being her own woman and making her own means, becoming a businesswoman, but wait here's the best part: Doing whatever the hell she wants and not apologizing. The ownership of her character is so fun to watch but also Ricardo de Montreuil direction is a beautiful to see as it wraps the themes of culinary, class, and freedom is such a compelling narrative. Those themes that tie together to make a beautiful bouquet of scenes blossom in Mistura's third act. The delicate dance 'Mistura' plays is being a drama but also having ironic moments that are comedic and down right revelatory.
The timely nature of 'Mistura' is so fun to watch unravel as the film goes on. The conversation about financial freedom, what women are suppose to do with their time and whom they have in their company is hot topic to discuss but now more than ever. So when Norma finds herself in predicament where she has to save her house, her life essentially, and finds her way to be successful it creates an interesting backlash. The way this script and direction thanks to the filmmaker Ricardo de Montreuil breaks the perception of what a high society woman should be doing in the 1960's is so fascinating. It challenges and defeats the concept that women should be one dimensional. Norma enters scary territory for herself because she's never been in this position but when she realizes her strength it almost seems those who are around her resent her for that. Mad at her for realizing, yes she can be self dependent but also have help from a community that wants to see her win.
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