Reviewed by Charlie Trimarco
(March 2011)
Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven
Written by: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Chris Craps
Starring: Marilou Mermans, Lucas Vanden Eynde, Jan Van Looveren, Lea Couzin, Lut Tomsin and Michel Israel
Many films that at first glance appear to carry a “feel-good” label — especially those made for the mainstream American audience — invariably trip over their own feet trying to be the perfect uplifting experience. We can barely taste the doughnut under all that powdered sugar. In “The Over the Hill Band” the opposite is the case. By premise a feel-good film, that is only what lies at the surface of this extremely well-written piece that seamlessly shifts between drama and comedy (both dark and non), concluding with a slightly tragic, yet oddly heartwarming ending.
In a macabre, amusing opening scene, we see how Claire (Marilou Mermans) becomes a 69-year-old widow. We meet her two sons and learn they...
(March 2011)
Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven
Written by: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Chris Craps
Starring: Marilou Mermans, Lucas Vanden Eynde, Jan Van Looveren, Lea Couzin, Lut Tomsin and Michel Israel
Many films that at first glance appear to carry a “feel-good” label — especially those made for the mainstream American audience — invariably trip over their own feet trying to be the perfect uplifting experience. We can barely taste the doughnut under all that powdered sugar. In “The Over the Hill Band” the opposite is the case. By premise a feel-good film, that is only what lies at the surface of this extremely well-written piece that seamlessly shifts between drama and comedy (both dark and non), concluding with a slightly tragic, yet oddly heartwarming ending.
In a macabre, amusing opening scene, we see how Claire (Marilou Mermans) becomes a 69-year-old widow. We meet her two sons and learn they...
- 3/8/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Charlie Trimarco
(March 2011)
Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven
Written by: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Chris Craps
Starring: Marilou Mermans, Lucas Vanden Eynde, Jan Van Looveren, Lea Couzin, Lut Tomsin and Michel Israel
Many films that at first glance appear to carry a “feel-good” label — especially those made for the mainstream American audience — invariably trip over their own feet trying to be the perfect uplifting experience. We can barely taste the doughnut under all that powdered sugar. In “The Over the Hill Band” the opposite is the case. By premise a feel-good film, that is only what lies at the surface of this extremely well-written piece that seamlessly shifts between drama and comedy (both dark and non), concluding with a slightly tragic, yet oddly heartwarming ending.
In a macabre, amusing opening scene, we see how Claire (Marilou Mermans) becomes a 69-year-old widow. We meet her two sons and learn they...
(March 2011)
Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven
Written by: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Chris Craps
Starring: Marilou Mermans, Lucas Vanden Eynde, Jan Van Looveren, Lea Couzin, Lut Tomsin and Michel Israel
Many films that at first glance appear to carry a “feel-good” label — especially those made for the mainstream American audience — invariably trip over their own feet trying to be the perfect uplifting experience. We can barely taste the doughnut under all that powdered sugar. In “The Over the Hill Band” the opposite is the case. By premise a feel-good film, that is only what lies at the surface of this extremely well-written piece that seamlessly shifts between drama and comedy (both dark and non), concluding with a slightly tragic, yet oddly heartwarming ending.
In a macabre, amusing opening scene, we see how Claire (Marilou Mermans) becomes a 69-year-old widow. We meet her two sons and learn they...
- 3/8/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
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