Film review

Hello, all

A non-ag post about a Swedish film I watched recently

'The Last Sentence'

In black and white

Stark

Not just the visuals - the shots of the landscape, the house, architecture, water (in the form of a stream or river)

But also the sentiment behind, and sense of the telling of the story

An unvarnished depiction of the human condition

First film I've watched telling a Swedish side to events around 1930s Germany and the second world war

So much in there...

A story of opposites

Love v disdain, marriage v infidelity, courage v fear, vulnerability v vitality, truth v evasion, the personal v the political (though these two are not necessarily opposites)

The deception of oneself and of others

A rather grim review of the film

In which, reconciliation appears to be hard to come by

But, notwithstanding, an uncompromising portrayal of life: desires, will, hope, love from unexpected people, determination, strife, striving, fallibility

The sensed everyday fragility of things : 'I've written in the sand'

All isn't necessarily lost: the film also provides a sliver of relief and joy

The love of dogs!