Written and performed by the wonderful Jim Broadbent, directed by Mike Leigh. In this, maybe my all time favorite short film, a member of the British landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete, tells of his family history.
Hint: the real story is found between the dialogue; in the gazes, gaps, and pauses. Our truths exist outside of space and time.
Parts 2 & 3 after the jump…
Part 2
Part 3
it’s almost impossible to say how brilliant this is.
I shall begin to use the words “catastrophically inept” in all my future conversations.