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Lonely Boy
Reviewed by: Angus Wolfe Murray
This is the story of a baby abused by its mother, seeking warmth in human contact, finding none, growing into a recluse, forever hopeful.
He is called "an elsewhere boy", but as a man remains outside, never been loved, never been touched, damned, virginal and alone.
His life is told by a narrative voice and illustrated by rough black-and-white line drawings, with splashes of occasional colour.
The story is tragic, the writing wonderful and the narration sensitively read. This is exactly where art and film merge.
It is a marriage of the heart.
Reviewed on: 12 Feb 2004Share this with others on...