In the morning Parque Colón reminded me "Mondays in the Sun", the great film by Fernando Leon de Aranoa. Many men alone or in small groups of two or three. Some few women, that say hello, make a short stop, and go because they have something to do. Long silences and suddenly a desultory phrase, a sententious answer, cut and thrust, conversations quickly turned into arguments just to see who prevails, and suddenly everything flops and let's start again. Categorical statements about trivia, enormous security in what they say and how they say it. Wasted energy. Big heat, little to do, too much life ahead to live it waiting.
23 August 2012
Santo Domingo #12
Por la mañana Parque Colón me recordaba "Los lunes al sol", la enorme película de Fernando León de Aranoa. Muchos hombres solos o en pequeños grupos de dos o tres. Pocas mujeres, que saludan, se detienen brevemente y se van porque tienen algo que hacer. Largos silencios y de pronto una frase desganada, una respuesta sentenciosa, toma y daca, conversaciones que rápidamente se convierten en discusiones sólo por ver quién prevalece y de repente todo se desinfla de nuevo y vuelta a empezar. Afirmaciones tajantes sobre trivialidades, enorme seguridad en lo que dicen y en cómo lo dicen. Energía desperdiciada. Mucho calor, poco que hacer, demasiada vida por delante para vivirla esperando.
In the morning Parque Colón reminded me "Mondays in the Sun", the great film by Fernando Leon de Aranoa. Many men alone or in small groups of two or three. Some few women, that say hello, make a short stop, and go because they have something to do. Long silences and suddenly a desultory phrase, a sententious answer, cut and thrust, conversations quickly turned into arguments just to see who prevails, and suddenly everything flops and let's start again. Categorical statements about trivia, enormous security in what they say and how they say it. Wasted energy. Big heat, little to do, too much life ahead to live it waiting.
In the morning Parque Colón reminded me "Mondays in the Sun", the great film by Fernando Leon de Aranoa. Many men alone or in small groups of two or three. Some few women, that say hello, make a short stop, and go because they have something to do. Long silences and suddenly a desultory phrase, a sententious answer, cut and thrust, conversations quickly turned into arguments just to see who prevails, and suddenly everything flops and let's start again. Categorical statements about trivia, enormous security in what they say and how they say it. Wasted energy. Big heat, little to do, too much life ahead to live it waiting.
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Esa doble página de bancos de rayas horizontales que invitan a sentarse me gusta un montón.
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Tú lo que quieres es que deje de tirarme el rollo, y no querida. Ja!
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