The car, handling easily, seemed to be a moving refuge, warmed by their breath, smelling faintly of familiar, unfrightening things which in his bemused state he tried to identify: petrol, human bodies, Jasper’s old dog, long since dead, even the faint aroma of peppermint. Rolf was beside him, silent but tense, staring ahead. In the back seat Julian sat squashed between Miriam and Luke. It was the least comfortable seat but the one she had wanted; perhaps being buttressed by the two bodies gave her an illusion of added safety. Her eyes were closed, her head rested on Miriam’s shoulder.
One of the most significant set pieces of the film takes place in one long take in a car. Here is a (wonderful) segment which would have drawn in Mr. Alfonso.
He made a previous movie, somewhat autobiographical, 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' about a long journey in a car. His mixture of personal and textual journey for this project, I feel, informs a lot of his work.
