The Reasons of the Heart

The heroine is Emilia, a tormented housewife trapped in a middle-class life, overwhelmed by mediocrity, and exhausted by motherhood. The same day that her lover leaves her, her credit card is blocked, and Emilia takes the decision she has long contemplated, suicide. Embracing melodrama, Reasons of the Heart features black-and-white cinematography and film-noir aesthetics. (iksv.org)