Underplayed Gems

The Face of the Jellyfish (2022)

The Face of the Jellyfish poster
Original title
El rostro de la medusa
Directed by
Melisa Liebenthal
Genre
comedy film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman navigates small everyday events and social interactions that gradually take on a strange, slightly surreal quality. The film follows her quiet routines and encounters in a way that feels both ordinary and subtly odd.

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What happens

El rostro de la medusa es una película de dramática argentina dirigida por Melisa Liebenthal .​​ La película tuvo su estreno mundial en la sección oficial (competencia internacional) de la 37.ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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