Allone (2020) User Reviews

Beautiful cinematography

[ecowell-74114 · 10/10 · 9 April 2020]

The beautiful cinematography really made this short film for me. The atmosphere was intense and really concentrated the mind on the central theme of love and loss.

Unusually insightful, beautiful.

[sbngqcyt · 9/10 · 25 October 2020]

You are rewarded for repeated viewings. Firstly, the film is visually beautiful. Reminiscent of Sigur Ros videos...mythological and reflective. The performances, albeit brief, are authentic and believable. The writing ambitiously threads a quote by French psychoanalyst Jacque Lacan to a Buddhist parable via pre-christian Ireland with wonderful success.

This film begs for discussion in community.

Looking forward to digging deeper into this remarkable artist mind, Helen Rollins.

Exquisite, emotionally powerful.

[patriciadwalters · 10/10 · 25 October 2020]

I could watch this emotionally powerful film over and over. Her grief and search tore at my heart.

touching, thought provoking and poetic

[henrikegootjes · 10/10 · 25 October 2020]

At the start of the film you get pulled into the story and slowly recognize the ancient parabel. The rhythm of the film, the languages used, the incredible scenery is breathtaking and poetic. It captures our human experience of loss, grief, hope and connection in a profound and earthy way. You feel wind, cold, cracking fire, linnen, wool, sand, skin and timelessness. Bravo for this beautiful and unforgettable film!

Stunning portrayal of parable.

[calvinmervin-83013 · 9/10 · 26 October 2020]

This short film is beautifully shot and tells the story of a mother coming to terms with the loss of her child. The film leads us into her angst-ridden attempts to find a cure which finally lead her to the holy woman who tells her to find seeds from a home that hasn't experienced suffering. None can be found. The woman accepts that she shares the grief of others and can bury her child.

I found the film a little hard to track with at the beginning and wished that some of the shots had taken a little more time. It felt a little frantic at first, but that also fit the mood of the woman's panic to find a cure.

I thought it was beautifully shot and draws you into the woman's suffering and tarrying with her loss.

Intensely moving

[Madridwithlove · 10/10 · 7 April 2020]

Beautifully filmed and intensely moving. Speaks to us all about love and loss.

Thought provoking and relevant

[chistafaghihi · 10/10 · 11 April 2020]

The film has a stillness about it that echos the current isolation crisis. The cinematography is beautiful and shows nature carrying on in the background while people are grappling with issues of their own mortality. This again very much like the life we are all currently living.

Beautiful. Worth multiple viewings.

[chicagohugh · 10/10 · 14 November 2020]

What an exquisitely beautiful film. Everything about this movie, from the performances to the soundtrack and cinematography to the film's story work together seemingly effortlessly (though a connection this deep requires so much work.) I'm looking forward to seeing this again. And again.

A very relevant message for our time

[walkonwater-15081 · 9/10 · 25 October 2020]

An age-old story powerfully retold. Well worth watching. Each of us will know someone who would benefit from seeing this as well.

Breathtaking and quietly powerful

[angela-172-699888 · 10/10 · 9 April 2020]

This exquisitely crafted parable - brought to life on an expansive Irish landscape - quietly slips along, unfolding layers of our personal resistance to hardship to reveal a greater gift of connection through shared loss. Ultimately, we journey to the edge of the sea with this unnamed woman, confronted by the reality of our limited existence and empowered by its meaning.

Embracing grief

[ehmellema · 9/10 · 26 October 2020]

The pain of a loss to great to carry. Poetic, mystical, movie. I loved it. Immediatly watched it a second time. Needed that to comprehend the narrative, even tough I'm familiar, no, becáuse I'm familiar with the parable. It took the second time to discern the characters, probably because it's a short movie.