Monday, July 10, 2006

PARIS, TEXAS

Movies about people trying to establish missed connections, or repair broken ones, can be very interesting. Paris, Texas is a good one. Harry Dean Stanton plays a constant wanderer seeking to reconnect with his young son and long-lost wife who he walked out on. The almost somnambulant Stanton is like a man awakened from years of sleep, and now desperate to find his place in the world. The cinematography is excellent—kind of reminiscent of the photographic work of Stephen Shore.