My Backyard Was a Mountain

2005
TV-G
24 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,4/10

108

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Drama Familie Kurz

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuTen-year-old Adan lives a carefree life in the rural town of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950's, surrounded by his friends, his caring mother, Lilliam, and his beloved pet goat, Chiv... Alles lesenTen-year-old Adan lives a carefree life in the rural town of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950's, surrounded by his friends, his caring mother, Lilliam, and his beloved pet goat, Chivo. His father, Pablo, returns home from New York City after a brief absence, bringing good... Alles lesenTen-year-old Adan lives a carefree life in the rural town of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950's, surrounded by his friends, his caring mother, Lilliam, and his beloved pet goat, Chivo. His father, Pablo, returns home from New York City after a brief absence, bringing good news that he has found employment there and announcing he will be moving the family to th... Alles lesen

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10Alwood

A heartfelt, honest portrait of adolescence...

...and innocence lost. Writer/director Adam Schlacter has set his film in a Latin American country, but it's a universal story to which anyone from any background can relate: the lesson that childhood is a brief blip on the radar of life, and that nothing is permanent. Schlacter draws expert performances from his mostly-juvenile cast, and the film has an unpretentious air of authenticity throughout. So many "student" films are helmed by a show-off director, who is dying to constantly remind the audience that he or she is behind the camera, giving us nausea with swooping camera moves, or MTV-style editing. Not so here. You don't notice how well the film is directed until the second or third viewing, so assured is Mr. Schlacter's directorial hand.

Kudos also to excellent editing by Stephanie Hernstadt! 10/10.

10gothicgoblin1334

A well crafted, enchanting and heartwarming and yet sad story of love and loss

I saw this movie at a student film festival and amazed at how well-crafted it was. I was surprised to see it on IMDb for it is a short student film; but whoever made this movie deserves to go down in history and deserves to make more movies. This film made me appreciate goats. Some how I can relate to a film of loss like this was, about a boy who lives a poor innocent life even though his family is under stress. Not only does it show the importance of remembrance and friendship but also it is overall, a love story and even though I do not often care for romance there was enough room in my big black heart to accept the guilty innocence of this movie. So bravo, bravo.

10divawriter

Superbly crafted, touching short film

This wonderful, touching little short is amazing. Great script, great direction, great acting, great cinematography, great editing, amazing soundtrack. I don't know that I've seen a more mature, assured little short film in any of the many film festivals I've attended. I loved this movie. Actually, the story is still haunting me, a couple days after seeing the short. What lives on are the visual images. The sign of a great screenwriter is someone who can write visual images (not just boring dialog, how much dialog can you remember from your favorite movie? Not much, compared to the visual imprint the pictures made.) I can't wait to see a feature from this director. Hopefully Hollywood won't mess him up.

10seanmcconville1

A beautiful, emotional, tender story about love and innocence.

'My Back Yard Was A Mountain' is a wonderful, beautiful film. Twenty four emotional minutes that go by so quickly the film feels as though it is only five minutes in length.

The music is perfect, not intrusive in the least, yet as important to the narrative as the character's themselves. The acting is accomplished, and I was particularly impressed by Leily Sanchez as the young girl who etches herself in the memory of the young boy, a memory that will remain with the boy who becomes a man for another 40 years.

The directing is confident, intelligent, thoughtful, and the story a pure joy to watch; as powerful and emotional as I have seen in a short film to date. 'Is this really a student film?' was my question after seeing the film for the first time. I have now seen the film three times, and will see it again.