Seat in Shadow
Creative Scotland / La Belle Allée Productions / Peccadillo Pictures (October 2017)
Comedy, Drama, Experimental/Avant-Garde/Art House, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#1105
7*
Seen ItYes
(1/10/2018 Home)
0999563904
IMDB   4.7
81 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1
David Sillars Albert
Director
Henry Coombes
Producer Rosie Crerar
Writer/Composer Henry Coombes
David Sillars


Out of the imagination of acclaimed artist-filmmaker Henry Coombes comes Albert, an eccentric, aging painter doubling as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. When Albert’s friend asks him to counsel her lethargic grandson Ben, whose ongoing boyfriend problems are rapidly fuelling an already deep depression, their subsequent therapy sessions reveal as much about Albert as they do about the troubled young man. Coombes’ debut feature is a witty, perceptive study of social mores, sexual excess and the bizarre, symbiotic relationship between doctor and patient; teacher and pupil; artist and muse.
Edition Details
Release Date 1/10/2018
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 11/28/2017
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon - Preorder
Purchase Price $15.20
Condition New
Links + Review: Gay Essential
±5 Review: Queerguru (Roger Walker-Dack. 2017)
‡ Home Page: La Belle Allee Productions
‡ Vimeo Trailer
Seat in Shadow at Core for Movies
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org
References
IMDb Voters <500
QueerGuru Rating 5

Notes
I liked this film· And was surprised that the public IMDb rating score was so broadly and evenly spread (although the number of folks who've rated this 2017 film is small)· "The script’s histrionic and dreamlike dialogue is hard to act out naturally, but Sillars and Leslie accompany each other tactfully and the chemistry between them is what makes the movie work and flow effortlessly·" [Gayessential] As the film finished I felt that I had a satisfying feeling that I'd actually seen something - although I was quite sure what.