哥伦比亚新浪潮导演CarlosMayolo的长片处女作，一部哥特风格的幻想片，获葡萄牙幻想电影节最佳女主角和最佳影片提名。是导演向RomanPolanski的《Rosemary'sBaby》致敬的作品。"Fleshofyourflesh"isapoliticalallegorytrhoughalovestory,framedintothemagicalcolombianuniverse.In1955,inthemiddleofamilitarydictatorship,ateenagegirlseducesherbrotherandduetotheirincestousrelationshiptheloversarepossessedbytheghostsoftheirancestors.Thetwoyoungstersbecomevampiricalandcriminalcreatureslikethosecreatedbythecolombian"violencia",minglingwiththemythologicalbeingsofthecountrysidelike"drafts"andotherghostsowingfearintotheheartofmen.DirectedbyCarlosMayolo.Centersonawealthyfamilyfightingoverthelasttestamentofajust-deceasedmatriarch.Fromthere,thefamilymembersareshowntohaveanincestuousrelationship,andeventuallyvampirescomeintothepicture,aswellasunbridledslaughter.TropicalGothicBaroque.AnextremelyinterestingfilmaboutLaViolenciainColombiawhichcapturesthestrangesocialandpoliticalheterogeneityofthisdarksetofevents.Mayolodevelopedhisownaesthetic-partlyincollaborationwithfilmmakerLuisOspinaandthelateAndrésCaicedo-'elgóticotropical'inordertoconveythisstrangeness.ThefilmcombineslocalColombianmyths-caspi,lamadremonte,elhojarasquindelmonte-withthemesofvampirismandincesttoconveytheplaceofLaViolenciawithinarepetitiveandcyclicalhistorycharacterisedbyinterpartisanconflictsthatbenefittheempowermentoftheColombianaristocracy.
