Darkness in the Afternoon

A film so perfect, so affecting, that the usual superlatives damn it with faint praise. Darkness In The Afternoon breaks all the rules of the short film. It has a plot. It is well acted. It is interested in telling a story, not in being a CV in motion. And it is really only a short because the story is more effective at 15 minutes that two hours. The twist ending leaves you shattered: up until then you have been watching an exceptionally well made thriller. In the final moments you are shown the complete picture and a point is being made to you so gently, and so powerfully, that you know you will never forget it. Not only the best short I have ever seen, but one of the most perfectly realised experiences in cinema altogether.