The Straight Story – Eine wahre Geschichte (1999)

The Straight Story – Eine wahre Geschichte: Directed by David Lynch. With Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert. An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

“I have always been a fan of David Lynch and with this film Lynch proved to critics that he has the talent, style, and artistic integrity to make films outside of the surreal aura that heu0026#39;s become known for in the past decade. As much as the film is G-rated, itu0026#39;s pure Lynch in style, pacing, and tone. The film moves at a masterfully hypnotic pace and is filled with scenes of genuine emotion and power.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cinematography is terrific, as is to be expected from a Lynch film, and the transitional montage sequences are breathtaking. Itu0026#39;s also very refreshing to see a film where the characters are all friendly, kindhearted folk and not unmotivated characters that are clearly labeled as being either u0026quot;goodu0026quot; or u0026quot;evilu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRichard Farnsworth turns in a beautiful performance as do the rest of the cast, most notably Sissy Spacek in an endearing performance as his daugher, and Harry Dean Stanton in a small but infinitely crucial role.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith this film, David Lynch proved to critics that he could make a powerful moving motion picture just like he did in the 80u0026#39;s with u0026#39;Blue Velvetu0026#39; and u0026#39;The Elephant Manu0026#39;. Critics seemed to lose faith in the past decade after he produced such surreal films as u0026#39;Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Meu0026#39; and u0026#39;Lost Highwayu0026#39; but with this film he showed that there was method to FWWM and LH, and it looks as if critics finally caught on with his recent film u0026#39;Mulholland Driveu0026#39;, considering the high praise itu0026#39;s received and the Oscar nomination for Lynch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;Straight Storyu0026#39; is to me one of the most moving motion pictures Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. Itu0026#39;s a loving story about family, friendship, and the kindness of strangers. I would highly recommend it.”