giuliodamicone

Wordy family drama constructed in large blocks. The scene of choosing the coffin is too long (and I would even say in bad taste), just as the hospice scene is too long. Today we are perhaps shocked to see Gene Hackman play such a characterless man. Furthermore, when we see him in bed with his partner, the director could have avoided the prolonged exposure of his hairy chest. Then there is a bit of carelessness in the sound mixing: in the interview scene in the hospital you can hear an unjustified buzz in the background, and during the walk in the park the birds sometimes almost drown out the dialogue.