THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN is a Flemish film based on a theatre piece. This romantic drama is a heart breaker but worth every minute. Our protagonists, Didier and Elise, are polar opposites with a small exception that both love bluegrass music. Instantly they fall very deeply in love. Everything is perfection. THIS GIVES NOTHING AWAY OF THE PLOT AS IT ALL HAPPENS WITHIN MINUTES OF THE FILM'S OPENING. Then tragedy strikes. And it is this tragedy which forms the complete core of the movie, just short of two hours. The leads are beautifully charismatic through thick and thin, whether on or off stage. It works so incredibly well as Didier, Elise and all the actors do their own singing in English... hits from famed Maybelle Carter to the Oakridge Boys. If you love bluegrass, this is indispensable viewing! Never for a moment did I think I would be on this particular journey with this European film. What resonated deeply within me by film's end, and it hit me very hard, is THAT GRIEF CAN'T BE SHARED! To my mind, this was sadness personified!
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