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Shadowtown (2020)
Haunting suspense
The film opens with a bang that immediately grabs your attention. From there, the colours are muted and the suspense builds slowly - one subtle clue at a time. One viewer at the world premiere called Shadowtown "a superb and original movie with a very Icelandic and poetic ambiance." I can't say it any better myself. This is a film I will watch several times, if only to discover what I missed the first time around. The casting is excellent in a film where everyone is more than they seem.
In a Heartbeat (2010)
Brilliant in its simplicity
The music, lighting, acting and cinematography are subtle and understated yet far from basic. The filmmakers have taken the adage of "a picture paints a thousand words" and written a novel. A film without dialogue, In a Heartbeat, shows us that actions do indeed speak louder than words. In keeping with that essence, the young girl's facial expressions are also subtle. Her eyes tell the story of loneliness. Her body movements are slight, no overt drama there either. There was a sense of caution and resignation to every scene. The ending was in keeping with the style of the rest yet the girls's tentative smile was deeply moving. I'd like to see this shown as a lead up to the feature film in theatres. It would take the message about bullying far, and introduce children to a whole new world.