The Pesky Suitor (1995)

Regisseur:

Karen Young

Drehbuchautor:

Karen Young (writer)

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Plot:

A girl makes friends with a nice old man and his wife, who live near her school bus stop. But after a while she starts trying to avoid him, because he talks so much. |

Nutzerkommentare:

A Sweet Short Film that Converted me

Besetzung

Sully Boyar	...	George
Claire Danes	...	Lisa
Lola Pashalinski	...	Babe
Richard Collie	...	Bible Salesman

Länge:

21 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Firma:

Genre Films

Soundtrack:

Space Prophet Dogon

A Sweet Short Film that Converted me

I have to admit I had never really been a great Claire Danes fan...on "My So-Called Life," I really felt the rest of the cast outperformed her, and her downbeat, pensive character reminded me of the all-black-wearing, amyl-nitrate-sniffing kids who hung out at the comic book store in my hometown.

But this short film really changed my mind. I completely identified with Lisa, an essentially nice but awkward young teenage girl who befriends an elderly man and his unseen, shrill wife. I also identified with her genuine discomfort as she realized that this sweet old guy would go on talking forever and ever and ever...if she let him!

As the film progresses, we see touching glimpses into the lives of these two older people. By the end, everything is so poignant and beautifully wrapped up that you feel you've watched a full-length feature film.

I highly recommend this one. It's shown occasionally on the Independent Film Channel.