死亡与变形

Insepiatones,thefilmmovesbackandforthamongthreeperiodsinRobertTucker'slifehe'sanoldman,neardeath,inanursinghomeatChristmastime;he'sinmiddleagecaringforhischeerfulbutdyingmother;he'saladatCatholicschool,practicinghiscatechism,goingtoconfessionforthefirsttime,receivingtheEucharist,surroundedbythesingingofachildren'schoir.Inmiddleage,helooksthroughhisscrapbookofphotographsofmuscularmen;herecallsloversandhismother'scremation.Anursesitsbesidehimonhislastnight;inhislastbreath,hereachesforwardandback..