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To Dust is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Snyder (in his feature directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Jason Begue. It stars Géza Röhrig and Matthew Broderick, with Janet Sarno, Ben Hammer, Leo Heller, Sammy Voit, and Marceline Hugot in supporting roles.
Apr 22, 2018 · To Dust: Directed by Shawn Snyder. With Géza Röhrig, Matthew Broderick, Sammy Voit, Sarah Jes Austell. Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Shawn Snyder
- 2018-04-22
A Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, befriends a local community college biology professor and the two embark on an increasingly...
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- Shawn Snyder
- R
- Géza Röhrig
- Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust
- Visual Striking, Perfectly Performed
- The Unique Process of Grieving
- Conclusion: Todust
Shmuel (Géza Röhrig) has lost wife. A Hasidic Jew, she has been swiftly laid to rest, and the process of moving forward has slowly begun to be the expectation of his family and community. Yet, Shmuel finds it difficult to move forward, and as the months pass, his subconscious is invaded with dreams of his wife’s decomposing body and his mind filled...
When To Dustbegins, as well as throughout its entirety, it is the visuals that immediately take hold. The foot peering past the door frame, belonging to his now deceased wife, the only view Shmuel is awarded before the burial ritual begins, this image of the foot carrying through in the minds of the audience, the visuals that follow and the psychos...
If there is anything this film is trying to say, it would be that everyone grieves differently. There is no right or wrong way about it. The need and the process of healing has no restrictions. When looking at the religious aspect of To Dust, it is interesting that the takeaway continues in that grief knows no religion. Sometimes it is the simple a...
Shmuel is the encapsulation of grief, and To Dust is the vessel by which it is delivered. There is no right or wrong with regards to grief and coping, it just is how it needs to be. To Dustis one of the rare films that understands the delicate balance between heavy handed subject manner and comedic upbeat moments of clarity. Coupled with a brillian...
A Hasidic widower's grief becomes the stuff of grotesque comedy in Shawn Snyder's oddly charming film. By Dennis Harvey. Tribeca Film Festival. The mordant side of Jewish humor is pushed to...
Snyder's comedy of decomposition, co-written with Jason Begue, shot by Xavi Giménez, music by Tom Waits (Blow Wind Blow), Jethro Tull (Aqualung), and a score by Ariel Marx, is co-produced by Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola (terrific as a rabbi in Sebastián Lelio 's Disobedience ), and Ron Perlman (who will be participating in Q&As with the dir...
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will...
