If you fancy a night in watching a DVD, then take a look at the selection available at Island Libraries. At just £1 per night, they’re a great bargain. Ed
I actually had to look up this particular noun and title in my colossal dictionary and the definition read; ‘the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of respect’.
The film that has been written and directed by the same person, was originally released in 2004. A year where I was attempting to start a new life in a new land.
Right from the beginning, the appearance of one of America’s most under-rated great American actors, Billy Bob Thornton is operating at a pace that is ponderous and thoughtful.
The fact that Ed Solomon is able to keep the focus and the perspective on the lead character of Manual is simply done. This is not a case of distracting the audience immediately with famous faces but rather in accurate casting and style. Throughout this DVD, the converging points of how the characters actually exchange places and positions in the story retract from any of them being direct stars of the film.
More along the lines of legendary directors like Jim Jarmusch or actor/director Steve Buscemi. Ed Solomon seems to know exactly what his work will be before it is complete.
Although it could well have been thought out as a play, the simple interaction reveals very gradually a distant admiration for noticing and observations of characters seeking the same guidance from each other.
Told and held in the Winter, ‘Levity’ touches on briefly exactly the title, that if understood, fully explains why there is a gap of experience that does not exist between older and younger, yet even this is well thought out.
Ed Solomon directs the film thoughtfully and simply and seems to suggest that what goes around does indeed follow back on a person in the strangest way.
