I watched an amusing little film this evening, The Band’s Visit, a 2007 Israeli movie on DVD from Netflix.
Eight members of the Alexandria [Egypt] Ceremonial Police Orchestra are stranded in a small Israeli town, misdirected from their scheduled appearance at an Arab cultural center. Mostly in English, with some subtitles for the Arabic and Hebrew, an exchange takes place among some members of the band, especially its leader, and a few of the isolated, bored and lonely people of the community. It’s amusing and touching and a study in human nature without being predictable.
The Band’s Visit is slow paced, more short story than major motion picture. Nothing really happens.
But it’s altogether delightful.