I saw it this Friday at MotelX.
It is a film almost lost in the career of George A. Romero. In the early 70's the Lutheran Society of Pennsylvania commissioned him this work with the aim of raising social awareness for the problems of the elderly and getting more volunteers. However, they didn't think the film would fulfill its objectives and the film was put on a shelf.
The George A. Romero Foundation recovered it, initially with the Romero still alive, and together with distributor Yellow Veil distributed it commercially in 2019.
It is an atypical work, but by no means inferior of Romero.
It's like an episode of the famous and excellent serie "Twilight Zone" dedicated to atrocities committed to the third age, with an introductory narration before and narration with the moral of the story at the end, as in the aforementioned serie.
Excellent interpretation / narration Lincon Maazel, with the exception of a few cameos (Tom Savini, Michael Gornick, among others) the only professional actor. The rest of the cast consists of volunteers.
It is, in my view, a good and effective film (maybe too much Lutheran society?) and unfortunately still very up to date. One day it will be us...
It is a film almost lost in the career of George A. Romero. In the early 70's the Lutheran Society of Pennsylvania commissioned him this work with the aim of raising social awareness for the problems of the elderly and getting more volunteers. However, they didn't think the film would fulfill its objectives and the film was put on a shelf.
The George A. Romero Foundation recovered it, initially with the Romero still alive, and together with distributor Yellow Veil distributed it commercially in 2019.
It is an atypical work, but by no means inferior of Romero.
It's like an episode of the famous and excellent serie "Twilight Zone" dedicated to atrocities committed to the third age, with an introductory narration before and narration with the moral of the story at the end, as in the aforementioned serie.
Excellent interpretation / narration Lincon Maazel, with the exception of a few cameos (Tom Savini, Michael Gornick, among others) the only professional actor. The rest of the cast consists of volunteers.
It is, in my view, a good and effective film (maybe too much Lutheran society?) and unfortunately still very up to date. One day it will be us...