Just as The Idiot's Myshkin struggles to find his footing in St. Petersburg after being released from a Swiss sanatorium, Soft in the Head's Natalia (Sheila Etxeberría) life becomes increasingly aimless in Brooklyn after getting kicked out of her abusive boyfriend's apartment. Shamelessly inebriated, the 25-year-old dons a strikingly ridiculous blonde wig as she stumbles to have dinner with her best friend Hanna’s (Melanie J. Scheiner) family. Far too drunk to eat civilly enough for Hanna’s Jewish relatives, Natalia finds herself out on the streets with no place to sleep. Enter Maury (Ed Ryan), a kind and gentle soul who offers his apartment as a free crash pad to anyone in need. Natalia barely hesitates to accept Maury's gesture, presumably acknowledging that it is her best option for the night. The only female in Maury's apartment, Natalia relishes in the gushing attention that Maury's male tenants show her; even after a fairly creepy,...
- 4/15/2014
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Home to one of my favorite scenes of 2013, Nathan Silver’s Soft in the Head now has a delightfully cryptic trailer ahead of its April 18 release at New York’s Cinema Village. Roving, drunken mess Natalia (the loose-limbed Sheila Etxeberría) finds an empathetic respite from the city streets at a predominately Jewish male shelter, run by patron saint Maury (Ed Ryan.) Entirely improvised, Soft in the Head constructs its narrative from kinetic exchanges that bely the simplicity of the film’s storyline with their engrossing frenzy. More aggressive than his breakthrough Exit Elena (which will have its own run in April at Anthology), Soft in the Head teems […]...
- 3/26/2014
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Home to one of my favorite scenes of 2013, Nathan Silver’s Soft in the Head now has a delightfully cryptic trailer ahead of its April 18 release at New York’s Cinema Village. Roving, drunken mess Natalia (the loose-limbed Sheila Etxeberría) finds an empathetic respite from the city streets at a predominately Jewish male shelter, run by patron saint Maury (Ed Ryan.) Entirely improvised, Soft in the Head constructs its narrative from kinetic exchanges that bely the simplicity of the film’s storyline with their engrossing frenzy. More aggressive than his breakthrough Exit Elena (which will have its own run in April at Anthology), Soft in the Head teems […]...
- 3/26/2014
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
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