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Imagine a world where a band of tiny musicians follow you and play a soundtrack for your life – communicating your emotions, fears and hopes. In this world lives elderly Vernon; a lonely man whose crippling shyness causes his orchestral musicians to perform terribly out of tune. When Vernon and his little band fall for their new next door neighbour and her classical ensemble, they find themselves presented with perhaps their last chance at happiness – a chance to strike a chord and play in harmony. But first they must confront their stage fright. (synopsis via The Orchestra official site)
The Orchestra by Michael Hill, and developed and Financed with the assistance of Screen Australia, is an unalloyed joy.
Set in a world where each person has mini-mes who are extensions of themselves, it dares to ask what is the worst that can happen when you step outside your comfort zone?
In Vernon’s case, a man whose personal orchestra mean well but can’t quite find their existential rhythm, it might mean a chance at real happiness in his twilight years.
Watching him try to summon up the courage to make his move is beyond delightful since who amongst us hasn’t been there at some point or another?
The difference is, of course, that we haven’t had a small orchestra who looks like us providing a soundtrack to our every timid move, an added touch that is discordant at first for Vernon but soon begins to make sweet, beautiful music.
COVID-19 got you down? Let this exquisitely wonderful piece of gorgeous, emotionally-resonant animation lift you right back up again.
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