tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6804531038132715373.post5948494654308170194..comments2023-12-13T03:52:33.348-08:00Comments on Dusty Somers: Kes — The Criterion CollectionDustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02981765676518283683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6804531038132715373.post-82577763184908089802011-11-27T10:38:02.479-08:002011-11-27T10:38:02.479-08:00seldom does a director capture such base realism. ...seldom does a director capture such base realism. in this case, the poverty, angst of the northern working class, with slim to none too bright futures. our protagonist, young Billy Casper takes refuge and solace in the raising and training a wild peregrine falcon. what he can't accomplish in school, he shows a deft touch and keen intuition for nature and the wild. beautifully shot, this is no fairy tale. life is grim, brutal, painfully honest. a gifted rebel surrounded by adult ineptitude run amok has no chance. just a few brief moments where boy and wild nature fuse as one. brilliant film making stands the challenge of time and sees new life and audience under the careful tulege of criterion collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com