Black Pond

Mad Bloke, Liar of a Shrink, a Dark Pond and a Three Legged Dog that's ruddy Funny.
Tom Thompson played by the very talented, Chris Langham meets a 'funny' bloke whilst out walking his three legged dog, which is not called tripod, but `Boy'. This turns out to be Blake (Colin Hurley he was in `Holby City'). Despite being not completely normal, but then again who is, Tom invites him back for a cup of tea. Whilst he comes back he sort of rekindles the relationship that has been dying between Tom and his wife Sophie (Amanda Hadingue) and they start to get on and have conversations, which they both find strange. He breaks the cathartis of the shell of a relationship with the love long gone, and he reawakens the passions that forms the very fibres of life

The story is told mostly in the form of interviews with the various family members and then revisited in flash back. So we know pretty early on that Blake is going to die, just how and the reasons for the big hullaballoo that occurred after wards will take its time to be revealed. We also have the two daughters...

not enough stars
This could be a course in indie movie making, writing, direction, editing, scoring, acting. Win, win, win, if you get a chance, any chance, see this.

Incredibly dry Brit comedy with some wonderful moments
What a most interesting and unique film this is. I've watched plenty of flicks lately but most haven't been worth much comment. Black Pond is certainly an exception.

The writing and direction are near flawless; Kingsley and Sharpe approach genius at times here, in that brilliantly subtle English way. You have to really pay attention to Black Pond, as lots of things happen on the sides of the screen very quietly, and the characters' facial expressions do a lot of the talking. I loved the camera placement and compositions, and what a relief to see a film with almost no handheld shots. Handheld is so overdone and just over by now; the greatest directors often simply stick the camera in one place, compose the shot perfectly, and have the actors work within the frame. This often results in the best performances, I think, as it's so much less intrusive than a bloke sticking his camera in your face as the grips etc chase around him.

And the cast here works very well...

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