Review: ‘La Flor’ is a 14 Hour Exercise in Form Over Substance

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably expressed some interested in seeing Mariano Llinás’ fourteen-hour mega film, La Flor: a film consisting of six stand-alone episodes connected only by the four lead actresses. At 868 minutes of unadulterated cinema split into four parts (or three depending on the cut), it is certainly enough to make any normal theater attendee rollover let alone form a blood clot. A time sink as massive as this requires special considerations before committing to Llinás’ marathon, so the question becomes: “Is La Flor worth your time?”

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