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She died during post-production
Tale
A lonely boy who lives with his parents' A nursing home explores his obsession with the afterlife through his friendship with an aging magician.. Elizabeth Spriggs’ (Prudence) last film. Some think that Dad’s party mustache is a continuity error when he shaved it off that morning. It’s a fancy dress party, though, and Dad’s obviously wearing a fake mustache to match his costume… Edward: [reads the tombstone] “Samuel Peet.
He’s not dead
He’s just sleeping.” Clarence: Huh. When he wakes up, he will be upset. Ebert & the Movies: 17 Again/State of Play/Grey Gardens/Je tu niekto?/Zem (2009). The Strange World of Arthur C Clarke Written by Alan Hawkshaw Published by ITV Productions / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Courtesy of ITV Productions Ltd.
We are truly made to see residents like Edward
Not knowing what to expect from this movie, we were pleasantly surprised, actually relieved. One critic called it 'morbid' – just what we needed on a festive afternoon – although it was actually quite uplifting. Unexpectedly, Cowley took the audience right into the nursing home’s living room. You didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at the antics of some of the older residents—an ex-dancer, a drunk, a war veteran—who, interesting as they were, were never discussed. They were “props”, cliche or as Edward would say, “pain in the back”.
He played the role beautifully with such naivety and sincerity
Their antics are actually enough of an annoyance to drive a wedge between him and his parents. Edward, who is celebrating his 11th birthday in the film, is solely focused on finding out what happens after death. Clarence coming to the house would change Edward more than he thought and vice versa. It was nice to see the relationship between them grow. For the first time, Edward began to look at one of the residents as a grandfather figure, someone who would teach him new tricks and live for the living, not the dead.
There are some great shots of the two of them
Clarence became Edward not only a grandfather, but also a friend. Overall, it was a nice movie that taught us to live for the moment and that regrets can eat you up. It also reveals truths about apartment buildings: “you live alone your whole life and then someone thinks it’s a good idea to put you with complete strangers”. We need to remember that despite the fact that older people share a common age, they are all unique and should be treated as such. Despite being set in the 1980s, all the colors and styles beautifully depict this era, these ‘lessons in life’; they are as true today as they were then.
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