4.0 out of 5 stars
This story explores friendship and older people wanting to be young, September 12, 2009
This review is from: Tulipany (DVD)
Tulips (Tulipany) is about three old guys that are friends. When one of them has a heart attack and is sent to the hospital, his son (Andrzej Chyra) and his girlfriend (Ilona Ostrowska) come out to see him. There is some tension between the father and son because they do not know each other too well but the health crisis helped to bring them together and learn about each other.
This story explores friendship and older people wanting to be young; it has sad moments and is quite touching. The movie isn't entirely sad though as it is also about second chances. But underlying all these themes is the concept of being alone (and not being alone). The music is great and it helps to make the movie much more powerful. I also thought it had a number of funny parts, if you appreciate that type of humor.
Part of the appeal is that is about universal ideas and experiences. These old guys have ambitions and want to be young too but their years have passed and they are just not in young bodies anymore. They want to be loved and even have some adventures, which might surprise some young people. If I am making it sound like a deep movie, don't worry it is but it isn't; anything deep goes down very smoothly.
My guess is that the title of the movie is referring to the fact that tulips are the type of flower that come back every year and become young again year after year; even when they have lived out their days, they have life in them again. Tulipany has a little artsy feeling but not too much. If this movie sounds interesting, watch Tulipany and see if you agree with me.
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