6 x persona
2013 · 11m · España
Directed by Juan Carlevaris
Tones: absurdist, darkly comic
Sergio goes to dinner to meet his new girlfriend's friends, and not having enough money becomes only the first of his problems that night.
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A dinner-party premise that could've been a limp romcom gets subverted into something genuinely unhinged—Carlevaris keeps pulling the rug out just when you think you've landed on what kind of movie this is, and it never goes where the setup promises.
The film demonstrates careful control of tone and escalation, situating itself within a lineage of social-discomfort comedies while maintaining formal discipline through its editing and pacing choices—it's the kind of structurally aware short that rewards multiple viewings.
The crucial move here is Carlevaris's decision to let awkwardness accumulate through reaction shots and silences rather than explicit exposition—one well-placed beat of Sergio's face tells you everything about the night's trajectory without a word.