Lilting (2014)

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Directed by

Hong Khaou

Starring

Ben Whishaw
Richard

Pei-pei Cheng
Junn

Andrew Leung
Kai

Morven Christie
Margaret

Naomi Christie
Vann

Peter Bowles
Alan

Shane Salter
Café Customer

Written by

Hong Khaou
(writer)

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Lilting

7 years, 8 months ago at Aug 14 3:30

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Lilting is best in the quiet moments, of which there are many, where we patiently observe character interactions and how they’re processing their grief. It’s delicate and quiet, carefully choosing what needs to be communicated aloud and what shall remain subterranean. At times, this choice makes the film feel standoffish; removing us from a few of the uglier instances of human emotion, but it ... read more

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Lilting tells the story of a Cambodian-Chinese mother mourning the untimely death of her son whose world is suddenly disrupted by the presence of a stranger. We observe the difficulties the two have in trying to communicate and connect without a common language. But through a translator they slowly piece together memories of a man they both loved dearly and realize that while they may not share a language, they are connected in their grief...

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Lilting

“Lilting is best in the quiet moments, of which there are many, where we patiently observe character interactions and how they’re processing their grief. It’s delicate and quiet, carefully choosing what needs to be communicated aloud and what shall remain subterranean. At times, this choice makes the film feel standoffish; removing us from a few of the uglier instances of human emotion, but it mostly lays bare the disorientating nature of loss and rebalancing your life in the aftermath. The major problem with Lilting is a great premise that feels far too one sided, and inevitably spins its wheels a bit towards the end, but there’s enough quietly devastating scenes and strong acting to bandage over these problems. Ben Whishaw is one of our finest actors currently working, full of ” read more