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Lilting
- Director: Hong Khaou
- Writer: Hong Khaou
- Producer: Bob Benton; Daniel Bergmann
CGiii Comment
Oh dear...the main problem with Lilting is the central character - the mother - she's utterly vile, hopelessly helpless and viciously self-centred.
And, for a dialogue-driven story...the dialogue is sadly lacking in maturity. The several attempts at 'humour' fail miserably, cringingly so.
The performances are - by all - as good as they could have been - considering the lacklustre script...and, a rather splendid cast. Shame they weren't used to the best of their abilities.
Mr Khaou does show some promise as a director - sadly, not as a writer.
Slow, emotionless and muted. A disappointing result wrought from a potentially powerful idea.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In contemporary London, a Cambodian Chinese mother mourns the untimely death of her son. Her world is further disrupted by the presence of a stranger. We observe their difficulties in trying to connect with one another without a common language, as through a translator they begin to piece together memories of a man they both loved.
Cast & Characters
Ben Whishaw as Richard
Pei-Pei Cheng as Junn (as Cheng Pei Pei)
Andrew Leung as Kai
Morven Christie as Margaret
Naomi Yang as Vann (as Naomi Christie)
Peter Bowles as Alan