We choose to watch this film because we felt we did not see a Jim Jarmush film for a long time. The film was shown in our neighborhood so we decided to walk there. We were only a couple of spectators. A pity because the film was very good.
Jarmush tells us three stories taking place in three different countries. All are about fragile family relations. In the first story a sister with her brother travel to their father far out in the woods of New Jersey. The mood created by Jarmush says more than the short, dialogues. The father is played wonderfully by Tom Waits.
The second story is situated in Dublin. A mother expects her two daughters for a cup of tea, a ritual they have only once a year. The young women get there separately and they are very different characters. The stiff tea ceremony reflects also the feelings between these three persons.
The third story is quite different. A brother and a sister drive to their parents flat in Paris. The parents died in a plane crash and the siblings want to visit the childhood’s place for the last time. In contrast to the previous stories these young people share warm feelings for each other. Although the Paris story was optimistic we were not convinced.
In the evening at home we still discussed the three parts. We both liked the first the most but we could not agree about the other stories. So we listened to concert by Tom Waits.
Maria & Paul
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