Preview: Everlasting Moments (2009)

Synopsis:

A woman, bored with her home life with an abusive husband, takes to photography to explore her inner self through the capture of others on film.

• Poster: C+

Review:

The color of the poster is nice and it presents a sort of tintype quality that associates itself well with the film, but there's too much depth to the photo, making it seem more like a fuzzied-up version of a scene from the film. A more simplistic shot might have been better.

• Trailer: B+

Review:

A wistful story about the introspection one can perform when exploring others' lives through their exposure on film. The colors are washed out, but that adds a bit of realism, something director Jan Troell is fairly accomplished at. The performances look solid, especially the lead.

Oscar Prospects:

How the Academy failed to nominte this film for Best Foreign Language film, I don't understand. it seems perfect, set in a period long past, but perhaps it is too quiet and deep to catch their more generic tastes. It may still be eligible next year since it wasn't nominated, and Maria Heiskanen might be a contender if critics pick up on her performance.

Release Date:

• March 6, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (February 15, 2009) Original