![]() In the chaotic action that quickly follows, several men in the area, including Joe, run up and grab the basket and dangling ropes to try to hold it down.īut when a sudden gust of wind lofts the balloon and the screaming boy suddenly upward, the men more or less simultaneously let go - except for one, who some moments later loses his grip and hurtles fatally to the ground as the others watch aghast.Īs upsetting as the incident is, it’s difficult for Joe to know how to react or what to feel. ![]() There is a young boy on board and a man on the ground desperately trying to rein it in. ![]() On a day when Joe Rose (Craig), a vigorous-minded science professor, has brought his longtime girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton) to the countryside for a picnic, the sight of a runaway hot-air balloon disrupts the idyllic English summer atmosphere. Yarn is triggered by a bizarre accident that dramatically changes the lives of everyone in its proximity. ![]() In its unusual synthesis of somewhat abstracted compositions and latent powder-keg emotionalism, “Enduring Love” sometimes reminds in a good way of such ’60s British art films as the Losey-Pinter “Accident.” Stylistically, the film is very alive, with Michell hanging back at times, only to repeatedly snap the viewer to attention with dynamic handling of scenes that cut to the core of how the protagonist’s life is being attacked and corrupted by his unshakable nemesis. ![]()
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