Ira

Ira translates as Anger but the titular emotion isnt often conveyed by the unnamed man and woman at the center of this subdued Italian drama set on the grim fringes of society Instead they spend their nights workinghe in the market she on the streetsor wandering restlessly and relentlessly around their dark decaying city Writerdirector Mauro Russo Rouge follows his characters as they drive down roads lit by the yellow glow of streetlights push through the crowds at a pinkhued nightclub pick up supplies in a glaringly bright supermarket and meander down sidewalks with drinks in hand They rarely emerge into the sunlight most of the action takes place in claustrophobic indoor spaces or in the cold gray light of dusk or dawn So too do their expressions remain withdrawneven when their nascent relationship triggers a decisive act of violence