i rarely watch short film a they only seem to be on late night television and be not publicise enough for me to know which short film be worth while . a the room be an extra feature on the hitcher dvd and it give me a wonderful opportunity to witness a high quality short with rutger hauer in excellent form . artistically shot in black and white and the room explore a man obsession with a room he pass by in the early stage of adulthood and be express in a documentary or interview style . the dialogue be very poetic and typical of a man express his feeling for a woman and but be also juxtapose with ramblings and occasional deficiency in fluency . this add great realism and depth to hauer performance who be perfect a an eccentric man with most of his life behind him . the piano music that harry ( hauer ) hear from the room be constantly in the background and enhance the touch atmosphere of the film and intensify the feeling of sadness express by hauer . hauer prove he be more than just a psychotic hollywood bad guy with this role and perfectly display his more sensitive side . mattijn hartemink be also effective in the flashback scene a young harry with a silent role . he show how affected he be by the music and his disappointment when it go away . the end be prophetic and leave you in a reflective mood long than many feature length film . a very good effort .