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‘Third Act’ Review: Personal Doc Is Both a Searing Historical Record and a Poignant Father-Son Narrative
In chronicling his filmmaker father’s legacy, director Tadashi Nakamura emerges as a confident and powerful documentarian himself.
He’s dealing with sensitive topics that his family has mostly avoided talking about, while trying to make an unvarnished documentary about how circumstances shape an artist’s legacy. These personal narrative linkages make “Third Act” poignant for its makers but also for the audience, who can palpably recognize these emotional states and familial dynamics. And it will move many hearts by presenting a story of perseverance and how some people make their life’s work stand for more than just a personal accomplishment.
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