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A sadening film and another in a spate of films about world war two and the nazi/jewish conflict therein-there is no shortage of sad stories out there-I don't suppose a director might make a happy film sometime-not much more you can say about the nazis except these films have a tendancy to deflect criticism of current world woes by showing a past that is decidedly grimmer, but then again, a punch in the face is still a punch in the face-
7/10
7.1.2008 -
knownspace@ - age: 26-35
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This movie presents several relationship and personal issues around depression and the effects of events on emotional health. It is also historically interesting. It starts interestingly but heads in a sombre direction at mid point only to finish in an uplifting manner. Ultimately an optimistic film that avoids the common pitfall of a predictable end. A great movie if you like to be prompted to think and believe in the human spirit.
9/10
6.2.2008 -
4jacks@ - age: 50+
I loved this book and the movie interpretation was well done. Stephen Dillane was perfect as the adult Jacob Beer - a gentle tortured soul. If you liked the book, you'll like the film. Not a masterpiece but one you'll remember.
7/10
6.1.2008 -
margh@
Very moving and beautiful film. Yet another film about the Jews in WWII, but a different angle--a surviving child and a lonely man who come together to help each other. The film evolves through time and in the end resolution finds its way.
9/10
6.1.2008 -
wardhuber@ - age: 50+
I don't know why they bothered to make this film, although I wasn't a big fan of the book either. I kept waiting for something to happen, and it never did. The movie kind of petered out. If this was a holocaust film told from a child's point of view, it must be the blandest film of that kind ever made. Even the boy actor couldn't make anything out of his role, which I put down to script problems. Although considering the source material maybe the writer did the best job possible.
5/10
5.30.2008 -
rob,wills@ - age: 50+
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The images provided by this movie did not expand on those I held after reading the novel. I rely on films inspired by novels to "fill in the blanks" which not all readers have, I admit. For me, an example of such movie 'successes' are the jane austen novels adapted for PBS, shown on 'Masterpiece Theatre". this movie was precious, controlled and not to my liking. Thinking of the audio track: sometimes the rustle of fabric is heard and sometimes it is not; sometimes a key is heard in a lock and sometimes not, sometimes the rustle is heard, then faded so that something else dominates, and so it goes. Such a cinematic environment disconcerts because I feel over controlled. On the other hand, I found the novel wide open, engrossing and seductive. As for the movie, I stayed until the end, and walked out to see a gorgeous sunset. THAT I found expansive!
5/10
5.26.2008 -
ghdunbar@ - age: 50+
Horrible. Worst movie i've ever seen. This movie was really horrible plot SUCKED acting TERRIBLE and for everything else Booo!!!
1/10
5.25.2008 -
caelum@ - age: 13-17
I agree with all of the positive comments already posted about this great movie. The only small drawback is the unrealistic lifestyle of the characters (in the canadian scenes) It's hard to figure how their implicated professional activity can cover their expanses. But this is very minor, and easy to forget, compared with the global quality of the movie. An introspective, historic, cultural movie, with huge human quality. The greek scenes are most evocative. The characters are masterfully studied, and I will have them in mind for a long time. A masterpiece in the genre.
10/10
5.24.2008 -
michaud-josee@ - age: 36-49
It is a sombre, reflective film, bursting with enigmatic scenes of radiant Greek coastal villages. I saw the film based upon the recommendation of a child Holocaust survivor, and that should be comment enough. I will add that the cinematography is excellent, Rade Serbedzija's portrayal of a loving father-figure heartwarming, and the chemistry lucious between Stephan Dillane as the mature Jakob and Ayelet Zurer as Michaela. But the young Jakob is the star of the film in a remarkably poised, sensitive portrayal of a trauma survivor. Love redeems in fiction, and, for the Cinemaclock subscriber who recommended this film, I hope that it has done so in life.
9/10
5.16.2008 -
iispiral@ - age: 50+
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A gripping story that holds your attention for two hours. The story inspires discussion. My girlfriend and I talked about it for days after seeing it. A story of a Holocaust survivor unlike any other.
9/10
5.14.2008 -
rotoron67@ - age: 36-49
Visually beautiful, with a very engaging storyline & great acting. An excellent character study, and a fantastic piece of Canadian Cinema!
9/10
5.12.2008 -
astosic@ - age: 36-49
I was completely captured by this movie from beginning to end.
9/10
5.10.2008 -
gailcole@ - age: 50+
This was a great movie. You get totally transported to the time and place of the story. It was well written and well acted. One of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in awhile. I was sorry when it ended.
8/10
5.10.2008 -
bdouthwright@ - age: 36-49
This movie was just deep enough for you to appreciate where you come from and how much you have. The importance of letting go of he past is what allows one to move one.
8/10
5.3.2008 -
catlover-@
As a child holocaust surviver myself, the film manages to evoke and capture the fear, pain, pathos, emotional turmoil, resignation to die, and ultimately will to survive. I would rank it together with "The Piano" and give it a 10.
10/10
5.3.2008 -
jcborenstein@ - age: 50+
I got a chance to see it before anyone else! That's always a privilege. After seeing many movies about the Holocaust, World War II and it's atrocities, this movie brings a new way of seeing the crisis that existed for the ones that survived. The only negative comment I could make is that the transition between era's is somehow not too smooth.
8/10
5.2.2008 -
vvplat@ - age: 26-35
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