snitowkaufman
Joined Jun 2011
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Fathers-and-sons is a deep theme in literature and film, and Tom Weidlinger makes it new--exploring the ambiguity of his own relationship with his accomplished father, a man who neglected the home as most of that generation's fathers did, but whose impact on the next generation was perhaps greater as a result--the focus of fantasy and frustration--and even of political dismay at some of his and his generation's choices on issues of art and technology--especially the Bomb. Dorothy Dinnerstein writes about how fathers get off the hook as distant figures of fantasy while mothers bear the burden of a child's need for separation. But in this case, Tom doesn't let his father get away with it so easy. Love and accountability are a tough negotiation, and here Director/Son Weidlinger gives the Father uneasy justice. A complex and beautiful film.