A lonely midget or review in a nutshell - "The Station Agent" (2003)

in #film7 years ago

The Station Agent (2003)
mini review

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A midget inherits the old train station. His arrival makes something new in a bored little town. Lonely little guy meets two totally different friends and changes his lonely being.

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This is very simple story. No fireworks, no rivers of blood...
Just a short film fiction about otherness and true friendship.

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The cast consists of: well known from Game of Thrones series, and a real midget, Peter Dinklage

at the side of Patricia Clarkson (Whatever Works, Shutter Island, Dogville, Phoebe in Wonderland)

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and Bobby Cannavale (Vinyl series, Chef, Blue Jasmine)

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and more than wonderfull Michelle Williams (Synecdoche New York, My Week with Marilyn <3, Shutter Island, Blue Valentine).

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How is this movie? Funny, slightly touching, universal... but with many things missing. A nice movie for a free evening but definitely not for a crazy party or a romantic evening.

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This is not a masterpiece for cinema connoisseurs but a pretty nice movie worth seeing.

Trailer's here: