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I certainly respect the comments of the initial review on this film. After taking a peek at some of his/her ratings and comments of other films the reviewer appears to have an excellent knowledge of what works in cinema. Guess I was in an unappreciative mood. Appear to ha.
6/10
1.9.2009 -
m,j,brown@
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Beautifully scripted and acted. You're not told what to feel, but the emotions are so well played that it's like you're there, part of the family. It's so real it has almost a documentary feel. I'm only giving it a 9 instead of a 10 because I'm a museum professional, and some of the ways they dealt with valuables were unrealistic and made me cringe.
9/10
14.8.2009 -
ihlathi@ - age: 26-35
Excellent movie about loss and role of art and changing connection in an expanding word.
7/10
8.8.2009 -
kate,korycki@ - age: 36-49
This is an extraordinary, near documentary-like film. Imagine it re-made by Hollywood: then you'd have your "climax or anything...", where characters would telegraph their emotions and we'd be cued to the important points at every turn. Instead, we have a contemplative, restrained and exquisitely constructed look at nostalgia, middle-class siblings coping with death and generational change. The cinema-as-window at its best.
10/10
27.7.2009 -
etteelake@ - age: 36-49
While I found this to be an amazing movie-going experience, the film is definitely not for everyone. It is French through and through and does not try to satisfy North American audiences who are used to being told how to feel and when during a film. It took a while to warm up to its style, but as soon as that happened, the film took me in and enveloped me in the beauty of France, the complexities of family and the journey of life. Without a soundtrack or maniputlative editing, the film allows you to discover the climax on your own and find your own way to the end of its emotional path. I was very moved by this film and highly recommend it to anyone who loves France and anyone who is dealing with family issues on any level. Be patient and you'll be glad you sat through this one.
9/10
21.7.2009 -
paulandstacee@
Oh my god this was the worst movie i've ever seen in my life. Avoid this movie at all costs! There was no climax or anything.
1/10
12.7.2009 -
mgu@ - age: 13-17
Wonderful movie, a great study of family dynamics. So well acted and so visually rich.
9/10
8.7.2009 -
bonzomoby60@ - age: 36-49
We spent the entire time waiting for something interesting to happen; it never did. Even at the end when there are finally signs of vitality, the film just fades away. Ordinary people dealing with their ordinary lives does not a movie make.
2/10
4.7.2009 -
unattenuated@ - age: 50+
Such a gentle, evocative film that just drips with creativity and Gaullic ennui. It is difficult to categorize, but fascinating to watch at a bit of an emotional distance. The dynamics of children and grandchildren as they grieve the passing of their mother are rare to behold in such a loving manner. The tensions are there, but not the visceral discharge of repressed pathology that death so often brings, because the family is so healthy at its core. In our transitional era fragmentation of the continuum of life is endemic; for so many, love, when experienced at all, is a fleeting emotion clung to until it becomes brittle. Yet, when we finally come out of suffering, we discover the astounding number of whole people we never saw before who love successfully and grieve loss quickly and completely, with a practical reverence for this gift and thankfulness its experience. This film is just such a revelation.
8/10
2.7.2009 -
iispiral@ - age: 50+
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