This film is not without redeeming qualities. The theme is profound: what does one do when death is near.
Without speaking to details which might spoil a viewing, let me say that very little the central character, a professional photographer, does makes sense...except, perhaps, as a symbol of a dying man trying to recapture a life that is discarding him. For the most part, however, his actions don't elicit sympathy or compassion from the viewer.
Aspects of the scenes with his grandmother are puzzling and strange. Our dying photographer clearly loves her, but the most profound thing he says is to call attention to how much they are alike: she is old and presumably hasn't many years more to live and he is dying. In reality, she is vital and filled with life.
There is one truly beautiful sexual/love scene which is very tenderly filmed. It is one of the few times I had any compassion for the lead character.
Near the beginning we suspect how this film will end. With the right direction death scenes can be profound, but this ending is just boringly predictable and visually disappointing.
Without speaking to details which might spoil a viewing, let me say that very little the central character, a professional photographer, does makes sense...except, perhaps, as a symbol of a dying man trying to recapture a life that is discarding him. For the most part, however, his actions don't elicit sympathy or compassion from the viewer.
Aspects of the scenes with his grandmother are puzzling and strange. Our dying photographer clearly loves her, but the most profound thing he says is to call attention to how much they are alike: she is old and presumably hasn't many years more to live and he is dying. In reality, she is vital and filled with life.
There is one truly beautiful sexual/love scene which is very tenderly filmed. It is one of the few times I had any compassion for the lead character.
Near the beginning we suspect how this film will end. With the right direction death scenes can be profound, but this ending is just boringly predictable and visually disappointing.