Father Mother Sister Brother
Acting when there’s something to do is relatively straightforward. But what about when there’s nothing to get hold of? Father Mother Sister Brother is full of empty space, and for whole stretches of time the characters in it don’t really know how to fill the silence. They babble. They fall silent. They pick up on a tiny detail and won’t let it go. Because where a relationship should be there is none. Jim Jarmusch’s latest film is episodic, three bijou, beautifully crafted Carver-esque mini-dramas. In story one a brother and sister visit their ageing father, who lives all alone and on the breadline miles from anywhere in rural New Jersey. As they approach … Read more
