A Wilderness in Your Heart

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Summary of A Wilderness in Your Heart

And when you're in love, there's

nothing like those long spinning

dialogues that stretch time out and

widen your eyes and your heart,

merging you with the other and

drinking in words and feelings like

guava nectar. Until that is, things

go sour.

A unique blend of 'Before Sunset,'

'My Dinner with Andre' and 'Lost

Highway', Robin Dunn's first feature

film "A Wilderness in Your Heart"

explores the light and dark sides of

passionate love, eros and thanatos

through just such a sweet n' sour

conversation.

Julia and Sam, the young lovers in

question, ruthlessly dissect

themselves and the world in an effort

to get ever closer to the mystery of

the space between people, that

ineffable, interstitial electricity

that Julie Delpy's character in

'Before Sunrise' calls the only kind

of God she believes in. They succeed

and fail, they are happy drunk and

homicidally drunk, they lead us on

the familiar journey of passionate

love in unfamiliar ways.

Robin Dunn ("Sam") occupies the

suggestively megalomaniacal role of

writer/director/actor/editor/producer. Experienced indie film buffs know

that having one chef and only one

chef in the kitchen assures either a

culinary masterpiece or a rancid

nightmare. 'You, Me and Everyone We

Know' and 'The Brown Bunny' are two

good, recent examples of both indie

flavors.

Anna McConnell ("Julia"), brought her

wily personality to the screen in

this, her second feature, only after

auditioning the director for the part

he'd written for herself. This level

of fearless professionalism (with the

usual dash of egomania) worked

perfectly for Julia, an alternately

distraught/confidant, warm/icy young

belle. When all else fails, you will

love her sexy Finnish accent.

'Wilderness' was shot on a

micro-budget with the Panasonic

HVX-200 with expert lighting by

Director of Photography Paul Nordin,

whose experience (13 features) and

top of the line equipment (a big

white van full of goodies), made this

film distinct and memorable.

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