Music of beloved hearts Breaking fifteen years of silence, 74-year-old director and screenwriter Alan Rudolph shot another, in many respects remarkable, film.
First, of the 151 actors who played on set, only one - the lead actor, 68-year-old Keith Carradine - has worked with the director repeatedly. The other actors met with Rudolf-director for the first time. That in itself is a pretty bold move. Plus, in the main roles were involved recognized veterans of American cinema: 73-year-old Sondra Lock and 60-year-old Keith David. For Sondra Locke, who ended her film career in 1999, this role was her last.
Secondly, the genre features of the film are difficult to determine unequivocally. Using the favorite principle of the iceberg, Rudolf, as an experienced screenwriter, left many semantic lacunae in the film. From their interpretation depends on which leading genre will choose the viewer. The list of genres is as follows: mystical thriller, romantic comedy, criminal tragedy, fantasy with musical elements.
Third, the main plot of the film - in exotic Peru meet two eccentric outsiders Ray (Kit Carradine) and Helen (Sondra Lock) - is built in a fantasy manner. The main characters share a rich imagination, sincere curiosity, increased emotionality and eccentricity. But they do not advertise these qualities, trying to look like everyone else. Receiving unexpected gifts of fate (big money, a luxurious apartment) gives them the opportunity to live a different life. It is very interesting to watch each of them crawl out of their shell in search of the best. And it is clear that the graces from above will quickly end. Heroes have no internal reserve to hold them. We want to be together no matter what.
Fourth, it's the "what" -- the hooks of the past. Ray - once a successful boxer - performs for his friend Harvey (Kit David) all sorts of errands and handles dirty things. Ray Ginger's ex-wife is sleeping with Harvey. The latter swears that "it's over between him and Ginger," and immediately goes to her. In the context of all the troubles, inconsistencies, absurdities, a completely different story unfolds. Ray and Helen meet in a fashionable restaurant, where there is pleasant live music. Wandering through the illuminated city avenues and dark cereal streets, they have fun like school graduates and sing:
Beautiful dreamer, wake up to my call.
You know, this novel was meant to be.
Who could imagine such a chorus?
The chance of a fan not calling again.
Dreamer, I sing to you.
Love waited an hour to set us free.
The world will not divide us anymore.
Fifth, a special thanks to Alan Rudolph for his spicy episodic roles. Lenny von Dolen is great as the maitre d'hotel of a fashionable restaurant. Cade Carradine is good as a young Ray, and Hayley Dumont is good as a nurse (by the way, both actors are part of the Carradine family: Cade is Keith’s eldest son, born in his first marriage, and Hayley is Keith’s second wife, who made him truly happy).
I’m waiting for the beloved Kinopoisk to have the opportunity to watch the movie in the original voiceover, using parallel subtitles. No good dubbing can replace the magic of a true voice. And Rudolph’s film, built on intonation nuances and the music of beloved hearts, once again confirms this.