Duck Beach to Absurdity: A Review of "Duck Beach to Eternity"

October 31, 2012 by Rosalynde Welch

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Another such moment occurs, unexpectedly, on the beach. The camera had been listening in on a group of men relating their adventures in scoping out and approaching the hottest women on the beach. The camera then turns to linger for a few seconds on a series of individual head-and-shoulder shots. At first the viewer is expecting more soft-core beach cheesecake: the film speed shifts to slow motion, and one almost hears the "Baywatch" theme swelling in the background. But soon it becomes clear that the tone has changed. As the subjects look wordlessly into the camera, their faces convey longing, affection, openness, wonder: everything they can't reveal to one another in the ruthless social environment of Duck, they project toward the camera. In a culture where outside appearance counts for so much, the filmmakers seem to be saying, art finds a way into the soul. Worship and art, in tension but not antagonism, are spiritual pavilions for weary hearts battered in the social fray. Frandsen, Naylor, and Arnst have built a fine pavilion at Duck Beach; may they build many more.

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About Rosalynde Welch

Rosalynde Welch is an independent scholar who makes her home in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband and four children.

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