From Todd Haynes’ Safe to Paul King’s Bunny and the Bull, agoraphobia is alluring territory for fledgling filmmakers. It allows them to explore emotive, relatable character dramas while forcing them to get creative with a limited physical space. Such is the case with Keith Klopp’s Translations, which sees a housebound translator forced to confront her fears during a visit from her late brother’s best friend.
Stef (Kate Morgan-Jones) hasn’t left the house in years following the death of her older brother. Her isolation having exacerbated from an emotional episode to a fact of her daily life. She works from home and seems content within the confines of her rustic Welsh abode. However, the appearance of Evan (Alan Emrys), her brother’s best friend, opens her up to the possibility of escaping her fears.
It’s a tentative romance that these two forge, borne out of awkward,...
Stef (Kate Morgan-Jones) hasn’t left the house in years following the death of her older brother. Her isolation having exacerbated from an emotional episode to a fact of her daily life. She works from home and seems content within the confines of her rustic Welsh abode. However, the appearance of Evan (Alan Emrys), her brother’s best friend, opens her up to the possibility of escaping her fears.
It’s a tentative romance that these two forge, borne out of awkward,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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