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rhutto
IMDb member since January 2005
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Der Greis (2010)
a lyrical journey
17 August 2010
If the late Horton Foote had exercised his lyricism by writing and directing a short film without words, Der Greis might have been the result. Dialogue is neither present nor needed to imbue this lovely little piece with an other-worldly atmosphere graced only with the sounds of a lovely spring day accompanied by the music of Franz Joseph Haydn. Although director/writer Musselwhite has wisely chosen to allow the viewer to draw his or her own conclusions as to the symbolism of the protagonist's unsteady last walk, I choose to view it is a final moment of life-affirmation. We will see more of this young man's fine work and I, for one, expect great things.
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