Wednesday, March 05, 2008
LOVE IN A TIME OF HATE
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Károly Makk's Hungarian film
After her husband is arrested for political incorrectness, his wife carries on her life particularly with his mother who is dying.
Rather than tell her the truth about her son, she tells her mother-in-law that he is in New York making a movie.
Indeed.
She concocts whimsical letters from the son to read. It is delightful and sad at the same time.
Small memory bits are included for the mother who is played by Lilli Darvis. Wonderful.
The last part involves the son returning to find his mother dead and his wife waiting.
Bitter sweet.
This film is about human love in its many forms.
Random acts of kindness abound in this movie from everyone (except the government, I guess).
I will give it a 5 out of Netflix5.
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