It's so rare these days to see REAL human struggle portrayed in film. So much of what passes as "drama" in American pop culture involves stories about brutal criminals and fictitious monsters. But it's so much harder to depict the actual struggles of life and family.
Despite how devastating it is for me to watch this film (the actress's physical appearance and demeanor are strikingly similar to my deceased Mother's) it is strangely comforting to realize that I am not alone-- that other people, even on opposite sides of the world, have lived similar experiences.
The acting is right on target, and although the pacing is, at times, almost painfully slow, it does serve to draw us into the bleakness of their quiet grief.
Bravo to the filmmaker and everyone involved for having the courage to make a film about REAL STRUGGLE and the truthful, all too common, results of losing a life partner in one's old age.
Despite how devastating it is for me to watch this film (the actress's physical appearance and demeanor are strikingly similar to my deceased Mother's) it is strangely comforting to realize that I am not alone-- that other people, even on opposite sides of the world, have lived similar experiences.
The acting is right on target, and although the pacing is, at times, almost painfully slow, it does serve to draw us into the bleakness of their quiet grief.
Bravo to the filmmaker and everyone involved for having the courage to make a film about REAL STRUGGLE and the truthful, all too common, results of losing a life partner in one's old age.
