A little bit in the vein of the film, "Powder," Silver Man is a quirky independent drama with nice direction and some strong performances.
The story deals with a street musician with gray/silver skin known only as Silver Man. Raised by circus people, Silver Man feels very much like an outsider till he meets his beautiful neighbor, Tivoli who makes Silver Man feel normal for the first time. They soon fall in love, but Tivoli's crazed ex-boyfriend Jake returns and before long gets her involved in a violent crime. Silver Man risks everything to save her but their relationship is not meant to be.
This is fun visual film and Eugene Levy is outstanding as a Jewish mobster who is caught between his devotion to his God and his greed. Derek Hamilton is scary as Jake, the "f-bomb" dropping boyfriend and Paul Popowich gives a fine, nuanced performance as the sad but gifted Silver Man. Production values are strong, and the film has a gritty, European look. Surprisingly, it was made in something like 18 days.
Silver Man was lost in distribution hell for a number of years but has recently been released on DVD by Echo Bridge. There is an entertaining director's commentary on the DVD release that reveals how difficult and how much work goes into making independent movies.
Silver Man has a lot of soul and is well worth a look.
As a p.s. there have been several cases of real silver/gray skinned people in the news recently. Seems they self medicated with some silver compound to treat a bad case of dermatitis. Go figure. Art imitates life.
The story deals with a street musician with gray/silver skin known only as Silver Man. Raised by circus people, Silver Man feels very much like an outsider till he meets his beautiful neighbor, Tivoli who makes Silver Man feel normal for the first time. They soon fall in love, but Tivoli's crazed ex-boyfriend Jake returns and before long gets her involved in a violent crime. Silver Man risks everything to save her but their relationship is not meant to be.
This is fun visual film and Eugene Levy is outstanding as a Jewish mobster who is caught between his devotion to his God and his greed. Derek Hamilton is scary as Jake, the "f-bomb" dropping boyfriend and Paul Popowich gives a fine, nuanced performance as the sad but gifted Silver Man. Production values are strong, and the film has a gritty, European look. Surprisingly, it was made in something like 18 days.
Silver Man was lost in distribution hell for a number of years but has recently been released on DVD by Echo Bridge. There is an entertaining director's commentary on the DVD release that reveals how difficult and how much work goes into making independent movies.
Silver Man has a lot of soul and is well worth a look.
As a p.s. there have been several cases of real silver/gray skinned people in the news recently. Seems they self medicated with some silver compound to treat a bad case of dermatitis. Go figure. Art imitates life.