Coombs (2017)
Coombs (2017)
If Samuel Beckett had lived in Scotland and made a great film, it would be this: a lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. These facts of life are revealed in an act of virtuoso film-making that is dedicated, laconic and ultimately - impossible as it may seem - uplifting. A unique experience, this is a very significant and totally original film that will test, and reward any audience. The challenge is to spend time with lonely old people and Dolak is unflinching. He handles words, sounds and image with extreme care. His film is composed of long takes that juxtapose a daily routine alongside the expansive and empty landscapes of the north east, and both shot in exquisitely beautiful monochrome. Everything seems settled and inevitable until the film makes a completely unexpected move into another realm and intimates a further reach of the imagination.

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Tom Coombs Tom Coombs As: Himself
Gertrude Coombs Gertrude Coombs As: Herself
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If Samuel Beckett had lived in Scotland and made a great film, it would be this: a lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. These facts of life are revealed in an act of virtuoso film-making that is dedicated, laconic and ultimately - impossible as it may seem - uplifting. A unique experience, this is a very significant and totally original film that will test, and reward any audience. The challenge is to spend time with lonely old people and Dolak is unflinching. He handles words, sounds and image with extreme care. His film is composed of long takes that juxtapose a daily routine alongside the expansive and empty landscapes of the north east, and both shot in exquisitely beautiful monochrome. Everything seems settled and inevitable until the film makes a completely unexpected move into another realm and intimates a further reach of the imagination.


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Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 08 September 2017

Country: GB

Runtime: 57m

Company Credits

Company: Crystalness films, Edinburgh Napier University

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Cast

Directed By

Karel Dolak

Karel Dolak

Director

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Martin Allison

Martin Allison

Additional Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Ryoko Tamura

Ryoko Tamura

Art Department Manager

Other Crew

Alastair Mackintosh

Alastair Mackintosh

Cinematography

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