The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357110/
This is one of the most aesthetically beautiful movies I’ve ever watched. Each sequence fells planned with extreme care: the light, the colours, the paths the camera takes, the clothes the actors and actresses wear, every little detail shows up naturally, hence genuinely beautiful.
On the other hand, the story is very limited. One family – father and daughter – lives isolated on Prince Edward Island (North America). The father is getting old and starts thinking about who will take care of his daughter, if something happens. That is when he tries “an experiment”: to bring a woman – for whom he has feelings – and her two sons, to live with them, in community.
That “community living” is the most interesting part of the story. The characters are very different and lots of unusual situations arise. The viewer is surely submitted to fresh sequences, on a wild background and with great music.
My rating: 7/10
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Sunday 26 Nov 2006 | am | movies, movies reviewed, movies seen