Salmonberries

REVIEW
Written and directed by Adlon (Sugarbaby), Salmonberries has much in common with his earlier effort Bagdad Cafe (surreal cinematic flights of fancy, a haunting soundtrack and lots of landscape). Set in the desolate, no-man's land of Alaska, this quirky drama examines the developing emotional bonds between two women of disparate backgrounds. Singer lang plays an orphaned Eskimo who hides her gender beneath baggy layers of clothing and who develops an attraction to Roswitha, the local librarian of the town of Kotzebue. Through much courting, Roswitha (Zech) resists her affections. Though not satisfying as a lesbian love story, the film is notable for the presence of lang and her beautiful soundtrack featuring the theme song, "Barefoot."