Basically the story of a man who finds that six days of travel doesn't broaden his mind. Made on a tiny budget, on a very tight four-week shoot, TWM punches well above its weight. Full of incident and drama, but none of it is related to anything but the general theme of "life is sh*t and then you die" - which you soon get used to; and some of it's actually very funny. A group of six people drift together, then drift apart. All of them are disenfranchised from politics, society and love, and the dialogue is typically Pinteresque: long pauses, non-sequiturs and deep feelings not being expressed, just like real-life dialogue.
Thought-provoking and haunting, beautifully filmed and acted,, TWM is a great "mood movie". You may find it frustrating if you're looking for resolution or even logic, but the observations about life and people in general are as true as you'll get. Woody Allen, eat your heart out.
Thought-provoking and haunting, beautifully filmed and acted,, TWM is a great "mood movie". You may find it frustrating if you're looking for resolution or even logic, but the observations about life and people in general are as true as you'll get. Woody Allen, eat your heart out.