The Widower (2004)
- Directed by
- Kevin Lucas
- Country
- Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widower mourns his wife and navigates his grief through memory and ritual. The film has no dialogue and uses operatic music to carry the story.
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What happens
The Widower is a 2004 Australian film based on the poetry of Les Murray and directed by Kevin Lucas. It has no dialogue, instead using operatic-style music in its place. Lyndon Terracini wrote the screenplay and performed the vocals with Slava Grigoryan on guitar. The score was composed by Elena Kats-Chernin. When the film first opened, many of the screenings were accompanied by live music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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