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Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Astonishing · smackmiranda · 2009-10-09
This must surely rate as one of the most beautiful and haunting short films I've ever seen. Everything, literally everything about this film is on point- the acting, the cinematography, the lighting, the soundtrack. Far superior to the later television remake, what a terrible shame this is practically forgotten and what a relief that someone has presevered it here. I'd love to hear the radio version too, anyone have any ideas? Seriously, this is incredible.
★★★★★ · Maybe not specifically about autism but is a metaphor · SpaceIntruder · 2009-12-20
I disagree that this story has nothing to do with autism. The story is about a boy being slowly sucked into some internal world of his own making in his mind. I can tell you severely autistic individuals do live in such a world, to the point of not even knowing about the world or people around them. I read this story many years ago for school and we saw this movie afterwards on 16mm. Back then no one ever heard of autism but I was haunted by the story and this film since then. When my son started developing symptoms of autism , I immediately remembered this film and was terrified. It may not…
★★★★★ · Not about Autism · Scrubber123 · 2009-07-23
This story is not about schizophrenia nor is it about autism. Its horror story about a boy's retreat into total catatonia. Schizophrenics and autistics can still interact with the world, this story is about a boy's total retreat from the world, it has nothing to do with autism at all.
★★★★★ · Great Short Film · aswegohomestead · 2011-08-03
I really enjoyed this film. I love the opening and the music. The visual aspects are great! I got an editing idea or two while watching. This is the best vintage film I have seen in a good while. Well worth watching.
★★★★★ · Striking, Haunting, Beautiful · FletcherMunson · 2010-07-19
@LesaWb Sorry, but you. Are. Wrong. I watched the other version of this film and found it nowhere near as striking, haunting, and beautiful as this original iteration. While I can appreciate the second actor's take on the character, the Paul in this version more realistically captures that odd little boy in the corner of many classrooms. Rather than "trying to look 'weird'", this actor is externalizing the confusion and catastrophic withdrawal that the character is actually experiencing. If you are not comfortable with the rawness and horror of this mesmerizing little film, go check out the…
★★★★★ · Beautiful interspective. · creepylibrarian · 2009-08-17
This is truly a wonderful piece,i found myself in the character...truly longing for the snow.If you let yourself be in the character you can really feel his yearning for that other place. i have not seen the Night Gallery version,but this short truly stands on it's own merit. Amazingly a true journey inside the mind and how an only child born with that special spark can slip into his own imagination,sometimes without an exit.
