The Sweetest Sound

Filmmaker Alan BERLINER is under no illusions like Shakespeare that roses by any other name would smell as sweet. He goes in search of the origins of his own name and examines how it has shaped his identity. With command and intimacy, BERLINER tries to rid himself of the dreaded Same Name Syndrome by inviting all the Alan BERLINERs of the world over to his house for dinner. The result, comprising mostly of those drawn from the middle classes, is a rather stilted affair. The director is not afraid to expose his feelings of guilty dislike for the "imposters".