| If Samuel Beckett had lived in Scotland and made a great film, it would be this: a lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. These facts of life are revealed in an act of virtuoso film-making that is dedicated, laconic and ultimately - impossible as it may seem - uplifting. A unique experience, this is a very significant and totally original film that will test, and reward any audience. The challenge is to spend time with lonely old people and Dolak is unflinching. He handles words, sounds and image with extreme care. His film is composed of long takes that juxtapose a daily routine alongside the expansive and empty landscapes of the north east, and both shot in exquisitely beautiful monochrome. Everything seems settled and inevitable until the film makes a completely unexpected move into another realm and intimates a further reach of the imagination. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 08, 2017 |
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| Director: | Karel Dolak |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | hobby, rural area, black and white, elderly couple, scottish highlands, nairn, model railways |
| Production Companies | Crystalness films, Edinburgh Napier University |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Tom Coombs | Himself |
| Gertrude Coombs | Herself |
| Name | Job |
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| Karel Dolak | Director, Editor |
| Alastair Mackintosh | Cinematography |
| Pete Smith | Sound Editor |
| D. W. Robertson | Music |
| Ryoko Tamura | Art Department Manager |
| Martin Allison | Additional Photography |
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| Irune Gurtubai | Producer |
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