THE VISITOR A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** 1/2
Dan Castle's THE VISITOR is set on a sunny beach in Sydney, Australia. Michael (Barry Otto, OSCAR AND LUCINDA) is a gay man in his late fifties. With a ruddy complexion and small round glasses, he peers off into the distance as if he longingly and sadly remembers someone or some incident from his past. The hauntingly beautiful piano music, the lovely cinematography and the impressive sounds of the crashing waves set a melancholy backdrop to Michael's tale.
Into his life, or more precisely, into his view comes a handsome young surfer name C.K. (Nick Carpenter). Although Michael does say hello to him, mainly he just gazes as if C.K. reminds him of someone else from his past. The short film ends with a nice twist, but the movie is more of a tone poem and would have worked just as well without any surprises at all.
THE VISITOR runs 0:30. It is not rated but would be an R for nudity and would be acceptable for most teenagers.
The film was shown as part of San Jose's Cinequest Film Festival (www.Cinequest.org), which ran February 27 to March 9, 2003.
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