Tuvalu

Shot in B&W and colorized in jewel-toned washes of red, gold and blue, this fable, set in a desolate bathhouse run by a blind man and his devoted son, recalls the films of Buster Keaton by way of the dark fantasies of Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Juenet. Anton (Denis Lavant) tries to spare his blind, elderly father, Karl (Philippe Clay), the knowledge that the ornate family bathhouse is slowly deteriorating, and the pool is no longer a thriving attraction. But he's fighting a losing battle: There are few customers, the pipes leak, the walls are crumbling and the bizarre, Rube Goldberg-esque generator that powers everything from the lights to the water pumps must be care...