![]() ![]() My mother (who had borderline personality) completely lost it after he left. When he didn’t return, I kept vigil in front of that window for a while. From the living room window, I watched the lights of his car disappear at the end of the snow-packed road. One day when I was six, without explanation, without saying goodbye, my father left suddenly during a blizzard in mid-December. He showed me how to plant a garden: we picked raspberries, green beans, and tomatoes. One time he brought home baby fox, another time ducklings he found on his travels. I have happy memories of my father, sitting on his lap while he told stories of the places he went and what he saw when he drove a truck. I have often chastised myself for still behaving like a classic Fatherless Daughter in the sixth decade of my life. In just eight minutes, the film’s says so much-yet its ambiguity allows each viewer to interpret its meaning. ![]() She grows up and grows old, returning again and again to the place where she last saw her father-looking out to sea for a glimpse of him. Then, he rows out to sea alone but does not return the girl’s perpetual waiting and uncertainty begins. The narrative (without dialogue) tells a poignant story of a young girl happily bicycling with her father to the seaside. Dudock de Wit’s “Father and Daughter” several times. Watch: “Father and Daughter” (the 2000, Oscar-winning short film animation).
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