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Three Days of Fish Review: A Study in Familial Discomfort

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Peter Hoogendoorn brings a gentle touch to examining family tensions in his sophomore feature, Three Days of Fish. With this film, the Dutch writer-director delves once more into personal themes, exploring a father-son dynamic not unlike his own concerns for his aging parent.

Gerrie makes his yearly trip from Portugal to the Netherlands. There he will catch up on medical affairs and attempt to spend time with his adult son, Dick. Though residing apart, distance has done little to heal the disconnect between these two reserved men. Both struggle to express what they want from one another.

Under Hoogendoorn’s sensitive guidance, what emerges is an intimate portrait of familial awkwardness many can relate to. When loved ones with fraught histories try reconnecting, normal interactions take on new intensities. Empathy and apprehension color each exchange between Gerrie and Dick during these brief days together in Rotterdam. While searching for closeness, acceptance proves challenging on both sides.

Through grounded character work and understated moments, Three Days of Fish crafts an affecting study of vulnerability within family and the yearning for connection that endures even amidst complex emotions. With naturalism and nuance, Hoogendoorn swims among profound themes that bridge many lived experiences.

Setting the stage

The story begins as Gerrie steps off the bus into Rotterdam. His son Dick waits nearby on salvaged furniture, the first sign this won’t be a typical father-son reunion. Tensions are evident in their stiff greeting, a handshake with no embrace.

We learn Gerrie now resides in Portugal with his second wife. Each year he returns to the Netherlands solely for medical checkups. With only three days in the country, his schedule is crammed. This visit, he hopes to spend time with Dick and his other child, Nadia.

As an unemployed man upcycling scrap for money, Dick has flexibility to accompany his father. They visit Gerrie’s former workplace and Dick’s childhood home, now changed. Hoping shared memories might heal past distances, but communicating isn’t their strength.

Frustrations mount during their failed attempt to see Dick’s deceased mother. With different views of the past, understanding each other proves difficult. Though making an effort, lingering disapproval of life choices strains them.

By the end, unresolved issues remain between the distant father and drifting son. Yet their yearning for real connection, despite obstacles, touches the heart. While answers aren’t found, their time together shows the enduring power of family ties.

Meeting the characters

Gerrie presents as a man reluctant to fully engage. His posture and gestures say much without words—an indecisiveness that hints at discomfort with emotions. As a father distant both geographically and relationally, he retains disapproval for how Dick’s untraditional path has left him drifting.

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Dick comes across as a kind eccentric. Living unconventionally through upcycling discards, he seeks the approval that has long been withheld. Under his goofy air lies deep yearning for affection and acceptance, especially from the father who criticizes choices made without parental guidance. His loyalty to partners like Bianca shows a caring nature that family bonds could nourish.

Bianca brings levity and compassion to Dick’s world. Her patience and support help unmask the tender soul beneath the affected oddness. Through her, we gain insight into different aspects of Dick that a parent’s embrace might also cultivate.

Hoogendoorn regrettably gives a short shrift to Gerrie’s daughter Nadia. More exploration of blended family ties could have fleshed their history and heightened interpersonal nuance. But through these recognizable fathers and sons, the film taps profound universal truths about vulnerabilities in our most challenging relationships.

Touching contrasts

Peter Hoogendoorn brings his characters’ intimate tensions to life with naturalism and nuance. Letting dialogue take a back seat, he instead zeroes in on the minute details that reveal so much. The performances he nurtures are raw and real.

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Gregg Telussa lends the film depth through contrast. Working deftly in monochrome, he layers gradients of gray to capture emotional distance and estrangement and evoke a sadness in separation. The tones unify while showing pieces of a fractured family in different hues.

Telussa’s precise shots frame interactions, inviting focus on the physical spaces left between father and son. Their estrangement appears to have a palpable presence. Yet their figures remain connected within the frame, just as lingering hopes endure beneath discord.

Together, Hoogendoorn and Telussa craft moments speaking volumes through subtlety. Their grounded, intimate portrait reflects how familial discomforts exist everywhere, in every culture, and finding togetherness proves an enduring challenge. But understanding also comes in small, quiet ways, as their touching narrative reveals.

Giving life to lies within

The real power of Three Days of Fish lies in its characters brought so fully to life. Ton Kas breathes soul into Gerrie, whose reluctance appears in every gesture yet never feels lifeless. Each action says so much, from a man disconnecting without becoming detached.

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Guido Pollemans speaks volumes without words as Dick. Beneath apparent oddness beats a heart on the verge of breaking. You feel his bottled-up longing and can’t help but root for understanding from the disapproving father.

As Bianca, Line Pillet makes great impacts in small scenes. Her compassionate support reminds me of kindness that could nurture Dick’s tender nature if only his primary family granted the same openness.

Together, this cast breathes truth into these flawed but profound figures. They animate complex individuals we’ve encountered, lending empathy to their struggle to communicate deepest needs. Through understated mastery, these performances linger long after—proof that the subtlest of acting can tap universal truths and touch our common humanity.

Bonding over baggage

Three Days of Fish tackles the complex baggage that comes with family—strained connections, difficulties reconnecting after distance grows, and failures communicating emotionally charged feelings.

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At the heart lies a father-son dynamic marred by resentment and misunderstanding. Gerrie never fully accepts Dick, whose choices dissatisfy the disapproving parent, unable to validate his son. For both, expressing care feels challenging given past distances.

Death also impacts their rapport, changing original structures as loved ones disappeared. Loss leaves unresolved issues between Gerrie and Dick, the years apart accruing more unspoken grievances.

Meanwhile, reshaped dynamics emerge from new links like marriage. For Dick, his father prioritizing a second family fuels old wounds. Their visit surfaces layered hurts across three generations.

Yet beneath discomforts exist indestructible ties—the drive to simply be together despite obstacles. In probing relatable familial vulnerabilities, Three Days of Fish finds hope in the resilience of shared blood and history.

Ultimately, it portrays family as an enduring bond breaching all disappointments, an imperfect yet profound connection universal to the human experience. With care and empathy, damaged relationships might heal through renewed understanding.

Echoes of the everyday

Three Days of Fish accomplishes the difficult feat of crafting an intimate character study with understated grace. Bringing to life complicated father-son dynamics through layered nuances and tender lead performances, Peter Hoogendoorn hits a universal chord.

Its grounded portrait taps resonant themes around the familial disconnect we’ve faced. Relationships carrying baggage from another era aren’t easily resolved, and communicating care takes courage. Yet therein lies the story’s power—it reflects life’s messy complexities and how understanding takes persistent, imperfect effort over time.

Though questions remain artfully unanswered, like in reality, their final exchange resonates. Leaving the pair accepting each other as is reminds us that repair happens through small steps and doesn’t negate hard-earned closeness.

With modest storytelling that lingers, Three Days of Fish proves a poignant watch for anyone navigating bonds carrying scars from the past. Its relatable truths and moving sentiment make a worthy recommendation for thoughtful cinema that expands our empathy.

The Review

Three Days of Fish

8 Score

Three Days of Fish crafts an authentic familial drama that taps profound universal themes. With grounded performances and attentive direction, it excels in bringing complex characters to life. While not perfect, this modest film resonates through a truthful examination of vulnerabilities inherent to our most challenging relationships.

PROS

  • Naturalistic direction crafts intimate, nuanced character portraits.
  • Subtle performances bring complex father-son dynamics to resonant life.
  • Tackles universal familial tensions in an emotionally truthful way.
  • Resonant exploration of communication difficulties in close relationships
  • Grounded representation prolongs reflection on themes long after viewing

CONS

  • Narrative occasionally lacks clarity around secondary characters.
  • More psychological exploration could have been given to side figures.
  • Emotionally fraught topics slightly underserved by restrained visuals
  • Potential for deeper insights from extended runtime
  • Conclusion leaves some storyline threads prematurely loosed.

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