Thursday, July 30, 2015
String theory
Today's film from the DVD collection is a wonderful mother son picture.
Architect Malik comes home to Tunisia to visit with his mother. He finds a surprise. The new gardener is not only handsome, he is gay.
It doesn't take the boys too long to figure this out.
The rest of the plot is somewhat predictable but the presence of the actors give it a great edge. Claudia Cardinale is the mother and she is great in this.
The usual themes of coming out to the family are here but done in a way that provides a lot of warmth and understanding. No one is nasty or unforgivingly religious. Just a normal process of acceptance that her son is gay. This is helped by the boyfriend's charm.
The film is every enjoyable and everyone lives happily ever after so don't worry about the bigots or some Arab chopping anyone's head off.
The usual theme holds. Coming out is good for everyone as it humanizes the process and allows love to enter the space.
A 5 out of Netflix5.
