Drifting Clouds Recommends Joe Lawlor & Christine Molloy's "Helen"

Who said British art film was dead? This is a wonderful film about a girl called Helen, who is asked to perform in a police reconstruction of the disappearance of a local girl. Helen gradually drifts more and more into the lives of the people in the missing girl's life, which leads to some wonderfully strange scenes. This is also a very good example of how effective having little exposition is. And check out the minimalist aesthetic, particularly the acting which may be a good expression of the debate we had on minimalist acting on The Great Acting Blog - "Exclude The Meaningless", last week. http://thegreatactingblog.posterous.com/the-great-acting-blog-exclude-the-mea... Cheers, James.