To Dust Makes Good, Cringeworthy Comedy About a Decomposing Corpse. The mournful comedy To Dust has a sicko premise, but scrupulously sicko. Unable to live with his grief following the death of his wife from cancer, a Hasidic cantor, Shmuel (Géza Röhrig).
Probably a movie to watch on your own when you have a couple of hours to kill, rather than a group of friends, as there are long scenes of just talking within the movie, which can get a little boring. The lighting — whether at a corpse farm, a school, or home — is a constant reminder that no matter how witty "To Dust" might be, the shadow of loss is Mark Wahlberg might not be Michael Caine, but F. To Dust movie review Plot: Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace.
To Dust movie reviews & Metacritic score: Shmuel (Géza Röhrig), a Hasidic cantor, distraught by his wife's untimely death, struggles to find religious so. Nobody is better at kvetching on screen than Matthew Broderick. To Dust is a black comedy through and through, boasting memorable sequences such as Schmuel visiting a coffin salesman to ask him some pretty morbid questions about, you guessed it. It was produced by Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola and Ron Perlman. While the subject matter can be bleak and depressing Snyder veers away from the stereotypical view of mourning and SPONSORED LINKS. The movie begins on a solemn note, following the traditional burial performed according to Jewish custom.
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Shmuel's grief is profound; he mourns like a wounded puppy, overwhelmed by loss. But as To Dust progresses, something unexpected happens. The sneaky screenplay by Jason Begue and.
A Hasidic widower's grief becomes the stuff of grotesque comedy in Shawn Snyder's oddly charming film. Nonetheless, the deft execution and astute lead performances ultimately make this acquired taste of a movie not only digestible, but rather charming. Movie review of Gold Dust, directed by David Wall and starring Darin Brooks, Chris Romano, David Wysocki. Read Common Sense Media's Gold Dust review, age rating, and parents guide.