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Der Greis (2010)
A lyrical meditation on art and passages
The atmospheric setting and imagery of *Der Greis* -- a bridge, a breeze, a beard of gray -- enhance this meditation on mortality and the transcendent powers of art. Haydn was a compelling and effective choice -- an elegant foil to the wanderer's destitute circumstances. (Haydn's compositions often are used as background music in commercials peddling luxury items, and I could not help making that pop-culture association.) I wanted this film to go on and on, but, like life itself, it was over all too briefly before its flashes of beauty could be apprehended. They glimmered brightly and poetically for an instant, though! So I scanned the woods with greater sensitivity after viewing *Der Greis* and listened more attentively to the music around me.