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- An uncommon example of purely allegorical cinema, Paul Fraser’s My Brothers foregoes plot almost entirely in favor of thematic resonance. The characters, their objects, and the situations in which they find themselves are so clearly representative of big, clunking abstract concepts that the film quickly becomes all subtext and no story.
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Nov. 29, 2012. The road trip that squabbling Irish siblings make in “My Brothers,” the directorial debut of Paul Fraser, takes place over Halloween weekend in 1987. But the movie’s drab,...
An uncommon example of purely allegorical cinema, Paul Fraser's film foregoes plot almost entirely in favor of thematic resonance.
Apr 29, 2010 · Written by Irish screenwriter Will Collins, 33, and directed by British man Paul Fraser, 37, it’s a tender story about three young working class Cork brothers who take an impromptu road trip ...
Nov 27, 2012 · As their father lies dying of cancer, three brothers steal a delivery van and head for the seaside on a chimeric quest to replace their dad’s wristwatch.
Carefully pitched and powerful drama with deeper discussions on memory. International UK Premiere. Showing @ Cameo 1, Wed 22 June @ 17:45 & Thu 23 June @ 20:15. Paul Fraser/ Ireland/ 2010/ 88 min.
The film is at its strongest in the dialogue between the brothers. Collins has an excellent grasp of the minutae of childhood relationships and rarely strikes a false note, finding plenty of humour in the swings and roundabouts of family relationships.
