- Actors: Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo, Lane 'Roc' Williams, Mamadou Lam
- Directors: Ramin Bahrani
- Writers: Ramin Bahrani, Bahareh Azimi
- Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Brian Devine, Brooke Devine, Jason Orans, Kathryn Dean
- Format: AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Lions Gate
- Release Date: Aug 25 2009
- Run Time: 91 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B002ASABF4
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GOODBYE SOLO
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB5457930
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB5457930
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching, human film that deftly avoids cliches,
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This review is from: Goodbye Solo (DVD)
"Goodbye Solo' manages the near impossible feat of taking an oversentimental, almost sappy set up (a sweet young African cab driver trying to save a depressed white old man he often drives), and turns it into something delicate, touching, complex and open-ended. The acting is terrific (non-pros?) and, much like Bahrani's excellent earlier film "Man Push Cart", he's melded a neo-realist approach to the drama and acting with a beautifully controlled use of the camera to create beautiful images that tell a story, while working on a tiny budget. A couple of the smaller roles are weakly acted, and that hurts a bit, but doesn't keep this from being a special film. Well worth seeking out. A side note; if you are at all impressed by director Bahrani's work, I'd strongly suggest you search out his wonderful short film "Plastic Bag" which is viewable on YouTube, and other sites on the web (a quick google will find it). He teamed up with the great Werner Herzog (who narrates) to tell the first person story of the life of an unwanted plastic bag in a film that is visually beautiful, very funny, and very sad. One of the best, non-preachy films on ecology I've ever seen, it feels like this generation's answer to the classic short "The Red Balloon"
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3.7 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews) 20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The cost of friendship,
By James M. Shertzer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Goodbye Solo (DVD)
Though it owes a major debt to "Taste of Cherry," which the director has openly acknowledged, Bahrani's third feature is another impressive piece of work. It's better than "Chop Shop," which mostly succeeded on the strength of its atmosphere despite its failure to offer a satisfying ending, and almost up there with "Man Push Cart," his amazing first feature. Again, one of Bahrani's constant themes, the immigrant experience in the "land of opportunity," is a constant. But the center of the film is the brief but intense relationship of a Senegalese taxi driver in Winston-Salem, NC, and a gruff, alienated old man who seems to be preparing for a mountain-top suicide. Youth and hope versus old age and disappointment, the American dream vs. its failure; family love versus family dissolution, the joy of friendship versus its price, trying to change life versus accepting what is are all deftly woven through the narrative. Like Kelly Reichart ("Old Joy," "Wendy and Lucy"), Bahrani tells us little about his characters apart from what we observe ourselves, and leaves great blanks for viewers to fill in themselves. Some will likely find this infuriating, but it's true to life. We seldom get to know fully many of the people we meet. Still, you get to know the affable Solo and taciturn, embittered William very well, thanks to the script, direction and performances. The way they affect each other's lives will deeply move you if you take this film to heart.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
deeper than you expect,
By jon19003 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Goodbye Solo (DVD)
We saw this movie when it played locally. I was intrigued after reading Roger Ebert's thoughtful and enthusiastic supporting review after it played at Sundance. The two main actors, a cab driver from Senegal and a old, cantankerous man enter into a bargain that takes some time (think suspense)to unfold. Wonderful character development and gritty but good low light cinematography (in North Carolina) work really well in holding the audience... wondering which way each character will go. It's about lost and found dreams, unexpected kindness, and how some people need to control their destiny. Makes me want to go back to NC to see the countryside I missed.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Taxi . . .,
By Ronald Scheer "rockysquirrel" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Goodbye Solo (DVD)
Such a fine film, made from the simplest story elements and relying on the performances of two remarkable actors, Souleymane Sy Savane (as Solo) and Red West (as William). Set in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the film is clear from the first scene that one of the characters intends to commit suicide. Although they are strangers, the other man, a Senegalese cab driver, intends to prevent that from happening. Like a well-written short story, that simple premise is the taut thread that runs through this film to its end.Firm believers in less-is-more, the filmmakers report in the commentary that only the actors playing the two central characters knew what the film was about. Around them are characters oblivious to what's at stake and being played by performers whose performances are thus wonderfully natural. Diana Franco Galindo is especially affecting as the young step-daughter of Solo. Just as fine for this reviewer as director Ramin Bahrani's "Chop Shop" and "Man Push Cart" - and each of them is a gem. The commentary on the DVD will be especially instructive for indie, low-budget filmmakers, as Bahrani and screenwriter Bahareh Azimi focus a great deal on the production of the film. |
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