"The Visitor"
I watched a good movie last night. In the first part an economics professor with a rather empty life discovers that a young immigrant couple has been living in his Manhattan apartment. This is not a happy discovery for any party, of course, but suspicion turns to kindness and then connection. The story takes a turn when the young man is arrested and put into a detention center. The movie has plenty to say about US immigration policies, but its heart is music and what happens when you open your life to people who are different from you. And it has what I consider a wonderfully rich sense of humor.
“The Visitor” was shown at the Sundance festival this year, and I’d recommend it for people who like movies that are both heart-warming and thought-provoking, that explore the tangled comedy of human relations but don’t shy away from the hard stuff.
“The Visitor” was shown at the Sundance festival this year, and I’d recommend it for people who like movies that are both heart-warming and thought-provoking, that explore the tangled comedy of human relations but don’t shy away from the hard stuff.