DC Shorts Blog
review: ‘LOVE CHILD”
Director: Daniel Wirtberg
Running Time: 6:30
Genre: Drama
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As strange as Love Child is, it is nevertheless incredibly well done. Editing and camera work make for a world where the audience can be captivated even as it watches a cat trump a little girl for the affections of her parents. Filmed in German with English subtitles, the themes are so universal that audiences will barely notice that the dialogue is in a language they do not understand. The story plays on the fears of rejection and jealousy we all have in a whimsical yet sad fashion that manages to be cute even as it breaks a young girl’s heart.
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Reviewed films were randomly selected from the hundreds of entries to the 2009 DC Shorts Film Festival. The reviews are written by Bryan Koenig, an intern with an interest in film review and journalism. The opinions expressed are his own, and not that of the independent judging panel, the DC Shorts Film Festival staff, or the staff and Board of the DC Film Alliance.
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