Still Life
Rendező:
Uberto PasoliniForgatókönyvíró:
Uberto PasoliniOperatőr:
Stefano FaliveneZeneszerző:
Rachel PortmanSzereplők:
Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan, Paul Anderson, Bronson Webb, Lloyd McGuire, Neil D'Souza, Rhodri Hosking, Chris Cowlin (több)Tartalmak(1)
Inconspicuous loner John May is a council official doing a job few would find rewarding. His duties involve organising funerals for "clients" who have no-one to care for them after their demise. His profession, the only thing which gives any meaning to his monotonous and reclusive existence, nevertheless soon starts to complicate his life. Following the death of a neighbour, May puts all his efforts into solving what will probably be his last official case: he needs to find the family and close friends of the deceased to allow them to say their final farewells. The film, inspired by real events, takes a highly sensitive and empathetic view of the phenomenon of solitary death, a subject Western civilisation chooses to neglect. This leisurely paced film possesses an inner strength facilitated by the collaboration of remarkable directing talent Uberto Pasolini and leading British actor Eddie Marsan, who gives a highly credible performance as the withdrawn funeral officer. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(több)Recenziók (3)
Egy útmutató ahhoz, hogyan lehet szép túlvilági életet megérdemelni... A rendező minimalista módon fogja fel a történetet, de nem tud lenyűgözni, sem meglepni, helyenként talán még untat is, de a végén minden értelmet kap, és Rachel Portman végre teljes hangon szóló törékeny zenéje mellett megragadja a szívet és meghat. Dicséretes ötlet, hogy egy ilyen emberi sorsot egyáltalán megfilmesítettek.
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Still Life isn’t easy to watch. However, I believe that if you try it out and power through the first 20 minutes of the strange, unusual and silent atmosphere, you’ll be happy in the end. Because Joe isn’t so average after all. He’s lonely and he has a weird job working with cadavers, which isn’t exactly a win. In any case, even a guy like this has feelings and the movie Still Life showcases them beautifully, including a gorgeous, almost dream-like ending that might be sad, but it’s happy at the same time since it underlines a person’s life. Thanks to the gorgeous environment of the British coastal countryside and the story itself, this movie is definitely worth watching. I watched this for the Challenge Tour 2015.
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This is a small film, one of those that can charm you, even if such films are not necessarily cheerful. Indeed, the message of Still Life is rather sad. Eddie Marsan was perfectly chosen for the role and it suited him perfectly. The film's finale is tragically beautiful, something not every director manages to pull off this well.
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