Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Finding the truth
Today's movie was a quest film.
It was not received well. No distribution, no reviews. One knucklehead "don't like" on the IMDb site.
Too bad. I liked it very much and tried to give another review but I couldn't figure it out.
Theo is looking for someone who knew his Dad who died, suicide, he found him, when he was ten.
He finds his Dad's best friend George. Finally. It takes a long time because no one will tell him outright about his Dad but keep referring him on to others. When he discovers that George is the one who knows most, he sets out for the Alps where George has isolated himself.
He finds out his Dad's story. And George's.
The usual thing. The loyal husband and Dad could not bring himself to go off with George or, wait a minute. Is that what really happened? We find out. So does Theo.
In a way, do does George.
There is a lot of talk but it is the kind of talk I wanted to hear. And see. It is filmed in the Alps, for the most part. Extraordinary. Breathtaking.
This is a gay movie only because some of the people in it are gay. Theo does not know this before he searches for his father's story. The realization of the truth is not a big deal. It is the truth. He finally knows.
This is a wonderful film. I bought it on someone else's say so. It is one more example of a great film that gets buried. Totally. I found out about it because someone reviewed the DVD in their blog. Almost word of mouth.
I have it. I will watch it again. It is a keeper. So, it is a Netflix5 out of 5.
Oh. It is filmed in the Alps, for the most part. Extraordinary.
