Coombs
Coombs
| 08 September 2017 (USA)
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If Samuel Beckett had lived in Scotland and made a great film, it would be this: a lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. These facts of life are revealed in an act of virtuoso film-making that is dedicated, laconic and ultimately - impossible as it may seem - uplifting. A unique experience, this is a very significant and totally original film that will test, and reward any audience. The challenge is to spend time with lonely old people and Dolak is unflinching. He handles words, sounds and image with extreme care. His film is composed of long takes that juxtapose a daily routine alongside the expansive and empty landscapes of the north east, and both shot in exquisitely beautiful monochrome. Everything seems settled and inevitable until the film makes a completely unexpected move into another realm and intimates a further reach of the imagination.

Reviews
Protraph

Lack of good storyline.

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Beystiman

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Bea Swanson

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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Kayden

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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