A quiet voice often speaks louder than those trying to drown it out. I will go to the cinema to sit back and be entertained, but I often go to experience lives lived in other circumstances. Roger Ebert referred to cinema as a machine for generating empathy, and this film is a wonderful example.
The film takes a child's-eye view of the world, much like Petit Maman. This film, however, gave me a real sense of place. The thoughtfulness with which it constructed the home the girl left and the home at which she arrived was the frame within which a beautiful story played out.
In the cinema, the aspect ratio changed from wide screen in the trailers to a box view. It gave me pause. Why would the director choose to constrain views of the Irish countryside? Within seconds, all I cared about was the people in focus.
As the story unfolds, motivations become clear, and behaviours, which seemed odd at the beginning, make sense. The lead actor and director allow the flower to open slowly. The transformative power of love is there to see, but it does require patience and care.
All you needed was a bit of mindin'
The film takes a child's-eye view of the world, much like Petit Maman. This film, however, gave me a real sense of place. The thoughtfulness with which it constructed the home the girl left and the home at which she arrived was the frame within which a beautiful story played out.
In the cinema, the aspect ratio changed from wide screen in the trailers to a box view. It gave me pause. Why would the director choose to constrain views of the Irish countryside? Within seconds, all I cared about was the people in focus.
As the story unfolds, motivations become clear, and behaviours, which seemed odd at the beginning, make sense. The lead actor and director allow the flower to open slowly. The transformative power of love is there to see, but it does require patience and care.
All you needed was a bit of mindin'