The Last Suit

Equal part funny, sad , dramatic, entertaining and educational the story of old man coming to terms with his past and hismself on a long trip across continents. Meeting people who connect to him and help him on his quest, emotional and beautiful picture of human history magnified in one man's life

A movie that will leave you filled with emotion. When it ends, you wish it didn't. A heartfelt story of love and determination. A reminder of a period of time of the horrors that occurred during World War 11. A touching movie that you will admire.

The Argentinian film El último traje was shown in the U.S. with the translated title of The Last Suit. It was written and directed by Pablo Solarz.

The movie stars Miguel Ángel Solá as Abraham Bursztein, a Holocaust survivor now living safely, if not happily, in Argentina. He decides on the spur of the moment to travel back to Poland to say goodbye to a friend who saved his life.

This is actually a road movie, with many twists and turns and adventures along the route. Part of the film adopts the plot of King Lear, which is very strange. Part of it slides toward magical realism. However, it's always interesting and never boring.

Miguel Ángel Solá is a superb actor. This film would not be worth watching if an inferior actor played Abraham. Solá carries it off with skill and conviction.

We watched this movie on the large screen at the excellent Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman Museum. It was shown as part of the wonderful Rochester Jewish Film Festival. The film has a weak IMDb rating of 6.9. Don't be deterred by the low rating. It's a movie to be sought out and enjoyed.

What's good about this story it's how realistic it is. The main actor was quite lucky about all the people he meets along the way who helps him. I personally know of another Jewish immigrant, In his 80s, who flying from Buenos Aired to Warsaw got lost at Madrid airport. So he was sent back.

I loved this movie, an unexpected gem. Brilliant acting from Miguel Ángel Solá as a Jewish holocaust survivor who seeks to fulfil a promise from his time in the ghetto.