A man wanted for murder arrives in a small bar near the frontier, when the locals recognize him the only option left is for his companion to tell his story and hope for sympathy from the patrons.
Despite its subject this is above all a comedy about workers and their swindling bosses, the printing shop filled with mostly caricatures and some great dialogue. Batala, the bad guy, is a force of nature, bulldozing through his workers, any woman in his…
At least they are trying for a story this time? It is clear the point of this film is to form a bridge to the next ones and make a Walker/Diesel team up possible again.
It is still mostly nonsense, but at least they try to ground it a bit. Of course it still has the cardboard acting while visually still looking like a video game cut scene, but it is progress.
I have little problem with the technical quality of the film, it looks fine and Sandra Hüller is acting on a high level. It is the concept of the film that made this a drag.
It details a few chapters in the life of Charlotte, a skilled teacher and as far as I can tell a decent mother, that has a bit of a flaw: A series of ill-advised adventures with her patients. In three parts the film examines how…
An Eastern European 3+ hour film featuring people around a dinner table discussing morality and religion. I would love to have been in the room when the idea was first pitched.
There is something strange about this film. The complete lack of action is a feature, yet I could not stop watching. I lost the thread of the conversation a few times, but kept getting sucked back in. Everything is filmed in long, static shots (the director making sure the…
