Best Boy
Best Boy illustrates the profoundly
moving story of the filmmaker's 52-year-old cousin, Philly, retarded since
birth, and of Philly's journey toward independence from his loving, aging
parents who have sheltered him throughout his life. Ira Wohl intimately
and tenderly filmed Philly's changes and family life for over three years.
Best Boy eavesdrops on day-to-day chatter and on important family
conversations. It presents memorable images of the amiable Philly - relishing
an outing to the zoo (his first excursion without his parents); eagerly
boarding a school bus to begin classes at a training center; quietly mourning
his father's death; and, at the film's conclusion, contentedly moving
into a residence for the retarded just seven months before his mother
dies. The film is an eloquent masterpiece about the liberation of a human
spirit.
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