A Love Song

Lynn’s Grade: B

Genre: Drama, Romance

Rated: PG for mild thematic elements Now in theaters

THE PLOT:

At a campground in the rural west, a woman waits alone for a childhood friend to arrive, uncertain of his intentions while bashful about her own.

LYNN’S TAKE:

Ah, change. Starting over after a spouse dies is a major step in life, as is opening oneself up to a new relationship. Just what happens when you are at a fork in the road is the focus of the small-scale film, “A Love Song,” a bittersweet drama about the vicissitudes of time.

With its gentle pacing and everyday life rhythms, “A Love Song” is more than meets the eye.

It’s writer-director Max WalkerSilverman’s first feature film, and he shows remarkable restraint and poise in his storytelling. In the wide-open spaces of a rural Colorado campground near a lake, he unfolds an ambling journey of self-discovery.

This film also stands out for the way two longtime character actors emerge from the shadows and shine — Dale Dickey and Wes Studi. The two Hollywood veterans of film and television showcase many layers in their nuanced performances, demonstrating that they are Zen masters at creating authentic characters.

Dickey plays Faye, who is traveling alone, biding her time fishing, birding, and stargazing. Her longing is palpable, but she is resilient. Sans make-up, she has earned every wrinkle in her weathered face and lived to experience joys and sorrows.

While she is waiting for someone from her past to appear, Studi’s Lito shows up in his small car with a big dog. They drink beer, eat ice cream, swim, waltz down memory lane and play guitars. They talk about love, marriage and losing what you hold dear. Studi plays Lito as awkward and tentative, but get him strumming A guitar and he is warm and open. Dickey and Studi are so authentic, you wish they had more screen time together.

While the movie is ultimately hopeful, it sugarcoats nothing. WalkerSilverman shows that by people allowing themselves to be vulnerable, heartbreak happens. So do life lessons — and good things. At any age, we are mystified by love.

If you identify more with the broken road than with a happy-ever-after scenario, this film will speak to you.

In only 81 minutes, when seemingly not much happen, “A Love Song” can be transformative.

You may be disappointed with the resolution. But one can marvel at how magical stillness can be. And how connecting to random people can uplift.

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