Imagine your mind has been wiped: memories, knowledge, experiences, language - every word you ever spoke, has vanished. If eventually you found the words, what would you say? For Edwyn Collins, 'The Possibilities Are Endless'.
You can’t fault the intentions but the effect is more like Terrence Malick on a bad day, and it’s quite a relief when the self-conscious imagery settles down and gives way to something less ambitious but also more comprehensible.
An honest, artful and empathetic account of resilience emerges, without resort to power-of-love clichés.
An emotional journey following an artist and man of substance.
From heartbreaking scenes of him struggling with speech, to joyful moments of him performing again that would have once seemed impossible, the film really is a love story, and an inspiring, hopeful one at that.
A true original.
An immersive documentary about musician Edwyn Collins’ recovery from a stroke digs beauty out of tragedy.
I honestly can’t remember when I last saw a happier screen couple.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday November 7, 2014, until Thursday November 13, 2014. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
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