Enchufes?
2023 · 12m · España
Directed by Alicia Arwgar
Genres: experimental, fantasy, surrealism
Tones: absurdist, surreal, whimsical
A girl obsessed with electrical sockets sets out to touch the one on her bedroom wall while her parents are out, triggering a chain of surreal and unexpected situations.
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A girl's fixation on electrical outlets spirals into genuine surrealism—not the Instagram kind—where the absurd logic of a child's obsession becomes the film's only law; it's exactly the kind of premise that sounds ridiculous until you realize Arwgar has actually committed to it.
Arwgar demonstrates assured command of surrealist grammar and pacing, positioning *Enchufes?* within a lineage of whimsy-as-philosophy that recalls Jeunet while maintaining its own deadpan editorial voice—the editing particularly honors the tradition of magical realism by never winking at the audience.
The entire film hinges on Arwgar's decision to treat the socket not as metaphor but as pure object of desire, which forces every subsequent choice—framing, sound design, performance restraint—to service that singular obsession, making constraint feel like liberation.