The Long and Short of It
by lenire for CVN


"The Long and Short of it" is a short film directed by Sean Astin, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000276/ the actor who plays Samwise Gamgee. It is included as a bonus feature on the new Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers DVD. Music, "Che Gelida Manina" sung by Roberto Alagna, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0015813/ from the opera La Boheme http://www.metopera.org/synopses/boheme.html backdrops the non-speaking characters.

This is a simple yet touching story of people helping people and friendship. I can't tell you very much about it without giving everything away, since it is a short film, but it is really good. I highly recommend this for everyone to see, even if *gasp* you are not a LOTR fan. It is a sweet film they made, inspired by and dedicated to their late gaffer, Brian Bansgrove, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0052503/ who passed away in Thailand in 2001. They made it while right in the middle of production of LOTR and this short film stars the film's cinematographer, Andrew Lesnie. http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0504226/ Paul Randall, double and stand-in http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1312168/ and Praphaphoan Chansantor (Fon), http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1309593/ a double on LOTR. Peter Jackson, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/ the director of LOTR, makes a little cameo as the Stagecoach bus driver . There is also an amusing featurette on the making of The Long and Short of It included on the DVD.

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