Once
again I must admit that I find it difficult to write about short movies. I mean
those that consist of more or less one scene or one set to tell their story.
This particular film focus on a man that returns to his home village after
twenty years in exile. He walks into a pub and orders some coffee. Soon he’s
joined by another man who, just like the first man, finds the burning fire
cozy. They start to talk to each other and the other man reveals some very
personal things, about his dead kid. The kid apparently committed suicide.
But it
doesn’t really matter if he committed suicide or not. What the conversation
they’re having is about is of little importance. At least as long as it’s a melancholic
one. The whole point of it all is essentially an exercise in storytelling with
very small means. Both of the men are brilliant performers and the direction is
splendid. The music is very important of course as well as the cinematography. I
like it even if it didn’t bring me to tears. It made me think about what’s
important in life even though I feel that the main purpose of the short is in
the technical aspects.
7/10
I have
permission to share it with you so here it is!
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