Phyllis and Harold
New York film and video artist Cindy Kleine has spent years examining aspects of her personal family history that most people try to avoid - namely, her parents' marriage.
In this frank and funny film, she takes us on a not-quite sentimental journey from their courtship in the 1930s, through World War II and into a new millennium. Mixing reportage, cinéma vérité and animation, she uncovers family secrets that can only now be told.
Her film delves into the mystery of time passing, the nature of life and the challenges of losing those we love. It is also a loving, funny expose on the sins of suburbia that mixes the depth and complexity of Ingmar Bergman's family drama
Scenes from a Marriage with the humour of an episode of
I Love Lucy.
