Losing in Love is a neurotic, mysterious, self-referential piece that centres around Ronnie (Martin Papazian), a drifting soul that struggles with life. We discover that he's had another stint in prison. He, and the other characters, play it down as if it were something run of the mill. No one delves into his past, they recognise Ronnie's demeanour (not misdemeanours), they see him for what he is - an open, kind, soul that craves love.
Ronnie meets a waitress, Amber (Marina Benedict), a striking, energetic, quirky woman who too is carrying baggage. He becomes smitten with her instantly. Due to Amber's wavering situation, in which she is cheated on, Ronnie invites her to share his space. She, out of options, accepts. There relationship, albeit platonic, becomes substantial and feelings subtly manifest.
Oh yeah! Ronnie's a screenwriter (Would he be anything else!) and although this is a clichéd scenario we witness a deeper understanding of his psyche. We see his fantasies in real life emanating from his writing, or the other way around. These fantasies blur the lines between Ronnie's vision of his art and the real, however the film doesn't get carried away in attempting to distort the viewers' perspective and knows its direction. It wasn't scatty like Synecdoche, New York.
This film struck a cord with me, particularly because Ronnie displayed a full spectrum of emotions without going to the extremities we often see in order to create drama/action. My only gripe is the lack of his past and how it manifested to prison.
Martin Papazian is not only the lead, but also the writer and director. This for me is testament to the fact the he couldn't let it go and envisage anyone else fulfilling the role as it was so personal. I can relate, I'm so many things that Ronnie is and invariably Martin.
Ronnie meets a waitress, Amber (Marina Benedict), a striking, energetic, quirky woman who too is carrying baggage. He becomes smitten with her instantly. Due to Amber's wavering situation, in which she is cheated on, Ronnie invites her to share his space. She, out of options, accepts. There relationship, albeit platonic, becomes substantial and feelings subtly manifest.
Oh yeah! Ronnie's a screenwriter (Would he be anything else!) and although this is a clichéd scenario we witness a deeper understanding of his psyche. We see his fantasies in real life emanating from his writing, or the other way around. These fantasies blur the lines between Ronnie's vision of his art and the real, however the film doesn't get carried away in attempting to distort the viewers' perspective and knows its direction. It wasn't scatty like Synecdoche, New York.
This film struck a cord with me, particularly because Ronnie displayed a full spectrum of emotions without going to the extremities we often see in order to create drama/action. My only gripe is the lack of his past and how it manifested to prison.
Martin Papazian is not only the lead, but also the writer and director. This for me is testament to the fact the he couldn't let it go and envisage anyone else fulfilling the role as it was so personal. I can relate, I'm so many things that Ronnie is and invariably Martin.