The opening line from the trailer reads, "I even feel nostalgia with things in the present...." My personal compilications of feeling the exact same thing compelled me to see this Sundance film.
George, a lonely librarian, spends his spare time compiling an encyclopedia of obsolete things. He is frustrated with humanity's obsession with the "new" when the "old" works just fine. On his journey to document lost knowledge, he finds his ideas challenged by a Sophie, a silent film projection worker, and romance develops.
Though the film was quirky and interesting and profound in many ways that I like, I think it worked much better as a premise. The award-winning cinematography was absolutely beautiful, and could fool someone into believing that it was a great film, but the story beneath was more politically-than-story-oriented. The relationship between Sophie and George seemed contrived, and though it was nontraditional, it didn't make Sophie's MPDG status any more bearable.
Beautiful to watch. Interesting premise. Disappointing payoff.
two and a half.
or maybe a three, because it was beautiful.
(-)
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