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Arthur (Sean Weathers) and Juliet (Sybelle Silverphoenix) seem to have
the model relationship, they're married and have a beautiful daughters,
and both have jobs that aren't too depressing, and they're young enough to
still enjoy life ... but she takes antidepressants in large doses, and he
doesn't necessarily come home every night ... and after a while she finds
out he's meeting with lovely Delilah (Rejeanne Raymong) behind her back,
and of course, these meetings are more than just a quiet lunch and a walk
on the beach. She confronts the two of them, and ... well, Arthur tries to
hide his affair better, but with at best modest success. So eventually,
Juliet decides to do something drastic - and Arthur's life will never be
the same again ...
Up to this point, filmmaker Sean Weathers has become known
mainly for his exploitation movies, with an emphasis on sex or violence or
both - and there's nothing wrong with that, especially since some of his
films really hit their mark ... however, The Nothing Man is
anything but, it's a black and white arthousey drama about love and loss,
dialogue-free and made up from perfectly composed pictures set to music
that dictates the mood, including some classical pieces. And Weathers
really excels in this, really getting the tone right in pretty much every
scene, and capturing some very touching shots of the characters involved
and very beautiful shots of New York City, making this movie reminiscent
of both the strength of Ingmar Bergman and Woody Allen (especially Manhattan
of course), in consequence making this film ... not a movie for everyone,
but a pretty awesome piece of art.
Oh, and if this has at all gotten you interested, you might want to get
the movie (and many of director Weathers' other movies) here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/seanweathers/
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