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Review of Just Another Fish Story


In the 17th century, Dutch masters were fond of painting a series of works based on the five senses. This piece covers them all in just eight minutes! From word of mouth to weather reports, small town politics to the logistics of grave-digging, the great themes of life, death and immortality are revealed with a good dose of mystery and mythology thrown into the mix as well. The voices are fantastic, the music perfectly evocative and the story - well, near the end, one old-timer says, "If you never did see it you'd never understand it." But he's oh so wrong... This is certainly more than just another fish story!