Starring and written and directed by Iair Said, Most People Die on Sundays is about grief, but it’s also funny, outrageous, surprising, and utterly unique, with a deadpan tone that recalls Jim Jarmusch movies. We follow the protagonist David as he returns home to Argentina for his uncle’s funeral. Said has a sui generis quality of classic screen comics like Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati, and the rest of the cast plays off him perfectly. A sensation when it premiered in the Acid Section at Cannes, Most People Die on Sundays is a comic gem that we’re thrilled to open this Friday at the Royal and Town Center. (Check out Said’s interview on the latest Inside the Arthouse.)
“Said’s finely calibrated writing produces situations that organically and succinctly flesh out the interpersonal dynamics in his family.” – RogerEbert.com
“Said squeezes magic out of melancholy…brings this somewhat mournful portrait to a quietly moving grace note suggesting the silver lining of loss is a motivational reminder to the living.” – Ioncinema
“[A] treatise on the right to fail…a tender tribute to the misfits, to those who, from their peripheral and marginal position, see the world better than the winners.” – Troiscouleurs
“A tragicomedy that lives up to the term, as it finds eruptions of welcome absurdist humor (with something of Martín Rejtman’s cinema) even in the most tragic moments…Said’s cinema in all its dimensions, constantly deepens and evolves.” – Otros Cines
“A marvel, chaotic, sweet and sour, emotional and purely detailed…The filmmaker manages to immerse the viewer in his cathartic state of shock; he manages to connect with the audience in a pain so unique.” – Spanglish Cinema
“A burlesque and touching story about the difficulty of being an adult when you are immature on a relational, emotional and sentimental level…with intelligent writing and without anything superfluous, [Said] describes universal relationships with complex roots, a family life without warmth but not without affection. The lovely ending scene between David and his mother is the perfect example.” – Le Bleu du Miroir
“Most People Die on Sundays is a testament to Said’s ever-expanding list of talents…[a] clever approach to a delicate subject.” – International Cinephile Society