Tag: goc

koshergf:

the emotional change in g-d’s own country, the transformation from hostility to sexual tension, sexual tension to tenderness, is subtly reflected in the characters’ surroundings: as the first signs of spring start to show and flowers begin to push from the cold earth, so does the once hopeless farm turn into a place of not just stress and hard work but also passion and romantic fulfilment. gheorghe’s lamp in the caravan is the first soft, warm light in the largely harsh and bleak film – it’s in such gentle lighting that several of its most significant emotional moments occur. he brings light; and it is indeed a story about rising above your circumstances and overcoming depression, loneliness, and cynicism. of finding meaning and understanding in the quiet and devotion in simple acts. it takes a mundane repetitive life and transforms it, and by the time it reaches its end, the ruthless yorkshire landscape has become a little kinder. thanks for coming to my ted talk