Length: 04:34
Logline: Eric Frankel reveals his cooking tips and talks about life.
This is a sweet film of an elderly gent reminiscing about life and love and imparting understated and practical advise along the way. He tells his story in a straightforward and easy way and makes for an interesting and likeable protagonist.
There are sharp cuts in the editing which looked like a faulty upload at first but soon become an acceptable style to the visuals. Camera quality isn't the highest but it's a documentary so the need for additional lighting and all that stuff isn't very relevant. We're in this guys house and the shoot reflects that realism and gives an intimate portrayal. Using a mixture of shot footage and found imagery, this adds to the flow of the story and gives us something interesting to look at. Sound is clear with a subtle soundtrack playing in the background which nicely cuts out during the more sensitive topics.
The structure follows a natural sequence from informal introduction, hearing about Eric's single life, him meeting his wife Connie and building a home, their growing family, life after the kids have left, the story of Connie's death and we comes full circle back to Eric on his own. All in all, a nice little condensation of a long life led.
Best Bit: I've got the recommendation I was looking for from a doctor saying that drinking when cooking is wholly acceptable.
Worst Bit: He had to move out his house.
Final thought: I don't think he's really still a consultant physician somehow.
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