Space Station 76 |
  • USA • 2014 • 93m •    • Directed by: Jack Plotnick. • Starring: Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Marisa Coughlan, Matt Bomer, Jerry O'Connell, Kylie Rogers, Kali Rocha, Matthew Morrison, Keir Dullea, Ryan Gaul, Victor Togunde, Jonny Jay, Michael Stoyanov. • Music by: Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini.      Space Station 76 is a refueling satellite near an alternate-reality Earth, circa 1976. Jessica arrives to serve as the station's new first mate. While she narrates a piece about how she likes the predictability of asteroids, some placidly drifting asteroids are shown colliding in chain-reaction fashion. While at first the station appears normal and the people friendly, Jessica soon discovers that the people on board have issues due to the isolation and stress of being cooped up with one another in a relatively small space far from Earth. This is in addition the usual problems people struggle with, such as infidelity, loneliness, depression, and drug abuse. She tries to make friends and fit in, but, unable to connect meaningfully with anyone, she becomes lonely.
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The actors all played very well. Marisa Coughlan played frighteningly well the role of the perfect housewife who is in fact the exact opposite, a Valium addict that hates everybody and herself. Liv Tyler, which lately seem to only play in indie productions, was perfect as the woman pushed towards a technical career by her inability to have children. The insane way the movie tries to highlight a woman's most important role as that of a mother and any deviation from it as some sort of defect, while at the same time being envied by all women who chose the life of subservience and motherhood that was the norm in the 50's, is a big part of the moral of the movie. Patrick Wilson was great as the gay captain that tried to hide his sexual preference and was miserable about it.
In the end, this crazy mix of Jetson and Solaris, of Mad Men and Moon, is very uncomfortable to watch because all the characters are lonely bitter creatures starved of love and aching for it. It is a satire, but not a comedy, and I have to say that I loved the way it challenged our view of the present by depicting a past future. Definitely worth a watch, but be warned that it is both slow and depressing.
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