First loneliness is displayed poignantly with some great cinematography. Unfortunately the film gets carried away with how well it can display loneliness and never bothers with any other emotion. Without giving too much away there are times of sadness and times of joy. But the central character experiences these in exactly the same way. What has he lost? he was never joyous. The film is constantly drab and quite dull. Although the story is interesting in parts it drags along in a constant monotone performance. You don't care even slightly for the lead character as the film is made from a very detached viewpoint.
This is really a novel that happens to have pictures accompanying it. The decision to use a narrator was lazy and the decision for his narration to be cut into with characters voices is cheap.
overall this is a dull unexciting but reasonably well made film. Read the book (I haven't but chances are it's better than the film.) For a great film with the same minimal dialogue and occasional narrative try 'Be with me' this is a very poor version of that style of filmaking.
This is really a novel that happens to have pictures accompanying it. The decision to use a narrator was lazy and the decision for his narration to be cut into with characters voices is cheap.
overall this is a dull unexciting but reasonably well made film. Read the book (I haven't but chances are it's better than the film.) For a great film with the same minimal dialogue and occasional narrative try 'Be with me' this is a very poor version of that style of filmaking.