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Siskoid

You know you're a complete Star Trek nerd when you watch an indie film from the '60s and recognize the plaintive, romantic oboe of Gerald Fried who was also responsible for "Ruth's Theme" in the episode "Shore Leave", then used as a love theme for the rest of the original series. Such was the case with One Potato, Two Potato, an honest portrait of a mixed race couple who have to fight for the custody of a child when the white ex-husband shows up, and fueled by his racism, asks to be the girl's sole guardian. I also like how much of a tom boy the little girl is, the film going against convention, while the bio-dad is all about showering her with girly things. The acting is superb and naturalistic, just like the writing and the black and white photography, simple without being raw or unpolished. In the couple, we see a better way of being, one that is more real and legitimate, and it's society that is systemically destructive. The scene of Barrie and Hamilton walking on sidewalk cracks like they're "tight ropes" is perhaps THE metaphor for the story.

4 years ago

jlfitz

Great movie. Much better than 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner".

12 years 3 months ago