Here and There

[soupcan]

A friend of mine has a bit part in this indie flick that's playing at the Quad Cinemas on 13th street through tomorrow I think.

I saw it yesterday and while I really only went to to gather fodder to tease my non-actor friend, I found myself enjoying the movie.

In �Here and There,� a rough-edged first film written and directed by Darko Lungulov, Robert (David Thornton) is a down-and-out saxophonist from New York so clinically depressed that he can barely interact socially. Forced to move, he employs Branko (Branislav Trifunovic), a Serbian �man with a van.� Branko has a proposition for the broke Robert: go to Belgrade; marry his girlfriend; bring her to New York; make $5,000. In Belgrade, the girlfriend takes Robert to Olga (Mirjana Karanovic), Branko�s mother, who has been told only that Robert is Branko�s friend and needs a place to stay while he does some business. Back in New York, though, Branko�s van is stolen. No van, no work; no work, no money; no money, Robert makes clear, no deal. Meanwhile, Robert starts, slowly, to thaw. It�s not that Belgrade is charming. If anything, the city seems filled with warehoused souls, waiting, not unlike Robert, for something to do. But Olga stirs something in him, and he responds, shaving his perpetual stubble, buying her flowers, trading small secrets at a dinner out. � Daniel M. Gold, The New York Times

I liked the feel of the movie, I thought that the acting was great across the board and the story interesting and unique. The movie was very successful in relating to me, Robert's depression and how and why he slowly comes out of it.

I give it 3.5 Depressed Sax players.


Full NYTimes review here

Edited May 19, 2010 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

I added a .5 level as well (so you might have to vote again). There's nothing like meeting a half a depressed sax player.

[soupcan]

Thanks but I'll stick with my original 3.5.

[Edgy MD]

No, I just meant that votes sometimes get erased when the form is edited.

I liked that review and I am making a mental note here to see Here and There. So there.

[soupcan]

Gotcha.

Glad you're going to try and see it.

[Frayed Knot]

My heart is a saxophone solo from a third story window just before dawn -- Marah