I'm not sure if the woman seen and heard is actually two different women, or even if she (or they) is/are really the mother of director Wardrop. I'd like to think that at very least the audio track is his mother while the actress is just an actress (mentally I find this easier to cope with!). Whatever the means of delivery though, this film does come over as a wonderfully personal affair that is riveting viewing because of how brutally open it is. The chat covers general memories, discussion on the body and then painful memories and it is thoroughly engaging from start to finish.
There is nothing earth shattering in this film but yet it is interesting. The visual delivery from Wardrop is clever and tasteful. Obviously the sign of a naked elderly woman will send some viewers away from watching but it is not that big a deal. The woman is handled very well and the images fit the dialogue really well because it all conveys a sense of unobtrusive probing of the audience and of unforced openness from the subject. It is a simple project but in several ways it is refreshingly brave and unconcerned with what is fashionable. I'm sure many will hate it because they will only see the images as a naked old woman and switch off, but for me personally I was surprised by how gripping, personal and interesting it was.