The film tells a story of a writer (Winter) who hasn't met a deadline and decides to go to his native. On the airport he meets a woman with a girl child named Alice. Things got messed up a little and Winter is made to take the girl with him. The film's main theme starts from here. What we experience from now on is how reluctance turns into a slow and progressive affection.
The way the story started gave varied thoughts about its progression but it helps when you are deceived even a little in terms of expectations. Entire film is slow no doubt but this slow is different from what I experienced elsewhere. The characters and even the whole environment seem to be having a purposeless atmosphere. In a way all seemed to be sad in some way or the other. The cinematography heavily uses still frames which further induce slowness. There are unnecessary fades almost after every scene which becomes irritating after some time. For around 40 minutes of the film there doesn't seem to be much happening in the film and with little dialogs there is not a clue what is being shown. But after that the story starts to pick pace and that too slowly but noticeable. The way the interaction and the emotional development between Alice and Winter started, it failed to arouse proper feelings. However in the end you notice a very sweet buildup of feelings amongst the two happening at last. In the end for around 15 minutes I was completely blown with the acting of the casts and situations.
A major theme that is explored in the film is 'waiting' and how one's reluctance turns slowly into bondage. The conversion is definitely slow but is worth a watch for film fanatics.
MESSAGE: 'There is always a purpose in life.'
VERDICT: 'A recommended watch.'
The way the story started gave varied thoughts about its progression but it helps when you are deceived even a little in terms of expectations. Entire film is slow no doubt but this slow is different from what I experienced elsewhere. The characters and even the whole environment seem to be having a purposeless atmosphere. In a way all seemed to be sad in some way or the other. The cinematography heavily uses still frames which further induce slowness. There are unnecessary fades almost after every scene which becomes irritating after some time. For around 40 minutes of the film there doesn't seem to be much happening in the film and with little dialogs there is not a clue what is being shown. But after that the story starts to pick pace and that too slowly but noticeable. The way the interaction and the emotional development between Alice and Winter started, it failed to arouse proper feelings. However in the end you notice a very sweet buildup of feelings amongst the two happening at last. In the end for around 15 minutes I was completely blown with the acting of the casts and situations.
A major theme that is explored in the film is 'waiting' and how one's reluctance turns slowly into bondage. The conversion is definitely slow but is worth a watch for film fanatics.
MESSAGE: 'There is always a purpose in life.'
VERDICT: 'A recommended watch.'