tomdickson's reviews

Great to watch a film which presses all the buttons without resorting to excess. Capable director knows his craft creating a movie that at first images makes you think you are deep in old Europe! Well worth watching. Characters go through personal realisation as the story progresses leading to change in attitude and beliefs. We can only hope the final outcomes will lead to good lives but a sequel or just leave the cinema and have a coffee to discuss what might h happen. Of note is the music which feels very period and often contains lots of emotions that dialogue won't convey. Effective technique which my group of viewers all noted and spoke about.

It's a fascinating period in modern Australian history which has been waiting for a truthfull telling. This documentary achieved a great deal in treading new ground. That original footage was retrieved is a tribute to the film makers. It's part of a video history waiting to be used in school curriculum so the next generation grow up with the truth to understand the country.

Well worth watching.

You'd watch this movie particular in its 4k release as a time capsule created by creative team who had witness this unique period in modern history. Lots of things are problematic in acting casting etc but hey look at the release date.

This is a marvel to bring so much to the eyes of its audience and a good score by composer.

Plenty of academic writing on this movie and the expat Californian community that created it. Go research this wiemar in California while a horror story was happening in Europe.

You as a viewer get in that car and get taken along. For myself the ride was the journey now the destination but I can imagine some viewers experience frustration.

Is a long movie but that seems fine as the sides of the relationship are revealed. As they are both creative peeps the story feeds there own creative universes. Normal couples must find this quite confronting.

It's a story that easily translates to most countries and there creative peeps.

Watch as part of jpp Australia thank you!

I really enjoyed this movie in the way I enjoy uzo movies. That slower progression to reveal subtleties of Japanese culture which an outside can never touch.

The trick of this story is that it's takes a feminine view, very even handed, whilst showing the hierarchical society with its taboos and expectations. The slap to face by mother in law when her lineage is betrayed focuses where values are held.

Watch directors previous movie of iron foundry owners daughter to continue this subtle exposure of Japanese class for 20 somethings.

Tried to watch Annette love the director but sadly from the premise of the movie onwards it just wasn't my cup of Tea. I had been avoiding because too much didn't attract new and in the flesh I was right. It might appeal to some peeps I,m not one of them in fact seems a waste of dollars and talent to arrive at such a shambles. Enough said.

Chance to go behind the Berlin wall with a female director who skilfully tackles themes that aren't supposed to exist in the socialist state. It's a film that tackles social issues while crafting change in the lead actors relationship to her surroundings, I enjoyed this film because it is real but also has a dramatic narrative.

Well made excellent acting even the American boy who was only in Australia just before filming and then with 14 days quarantine.

For me it is just to clinical I don't have any empathy for the lead. Can't compare to elephant as Gus van Sant makes a different type of film to cover broadly similar topics. This movie is very clinical and if that's your thing you'll enjoy.its highly emotive to take on topics that had such national impact.snowtown another example. You need a forensic bent to get a lot of what the filmakers are about script and director have been collaborating on this type of movie several times.

Fortunately the Sydney JFF had an excellent print off this masterpiece.

The use of colour is important to the director in aiding dream sequence and as part of the surrealism.

After being bored and not able to finish watching nitram 2021 the day before it was a real pleasure to be engrossed by a sort of Godard of the East.

The playful use of the media to create this film is always engaging and question the viewers relationship to what is on the screen.

Cinema that challenges our perception of itself requires real skill to be effective.

This tale entertains us while also achieving that. A little less demanding than Godard still done with a strong command of the tools available.

Music is a real takeaway. Being used really well and adding so much and yet now a snapshot of its time era

Best seen on the big screen!

Watched at Sydney film festival Continues this directors rewarding output. Plenty to put the mind across especially if you know something of Berlin. Definitely available for several rewarding viewing to unravel these fine actors and the story they build.

I also enjoyed the history lessons as they also reveal things about undine, and provoke thoughts about Berlin the stage for this movie. I enjoyed the way the camera brings us to the characters and we never tire of its lens. It's so easy to be mesmerised by the leads faces and gestures.

Can't wait to watch again Bravo Christian!

Watched at Sydney film festival. What a pleasure to have a static camera. I can only think of once when it moves. Plenty of time to study each set up! Each loaded with plenty to take away for post movie chatting. You kind of want to go back and watch again as soon as possible. The big screen is essential for a movie like this. It is not a Netflix container. Buddhist thought seems to pervade the very seams of each frame with tilda being so perfectly cast. To have your senses heightened for Two and a half hours particular the audio brings great pleasure. Especially if you are lucky enough to be able to be surrounded by nature and birds after the screening. Apitchatpong breaths nature into this and tilda does a great job of interpretation bring us into the experience. Go see it on a big screen near you!

That dilema of childrearing espeially in a broken home. This drama takes us along a peth including basque country firey temperament. Its an insightful look at parenting when events have moved beyond the realm of the family and require external profesional assist.

The movie is delightfully grim in setying , acting and colour, does the sun ever shine on the basques?

Its deservedly won a few awards for its balance and truth to subject.

Watched as part of institute cervantes festival, thank you

this starts of in a completey differnet direction and doesnt stop ducking and weaving right to the end as have a fabulour hilarious ride along. Its so clever in handleing its theme or several theme that any audience is going to have a hoot. Highly recommend , effective use of the instrument of cinema!

Watched as part of institute cervantes spainish festival thankyou!

I knew these two characters i felt very comfortable with them and they way they played. It doesnt mean i like them or felt especially warm to them. Perhaps they were directed too much as TV tele series than a feature. But the script was very well handled and so many scenes, with music backing worked so well. The songs were really good and help tell the story ,cinematography equally helped. Plenty of times i was taken along by the emotion .... ultimatley i didnt really care what decision the two leads made because a feature must make me want to believe in them and it didnt.

I watched this as part of institute cervantes spanish film festival, thank you!

This movie tackles a complex issue head on by going to place where the real action take place.

I enjoyed this movie because it certainly doesn't gloss the story with a very believable central charcter doing his job as best he understands it. Along the way he interects with the characters who make up drama which is a border station to control refugees. The movie has time to acquiant us with the scene and allow us time to consider our personal reaction. I learnt a lot and also enjoyed the voyage of the engineer like me confronting the reality for the first time. Funny enough the elements make you think itd drag but thats not the case as it charges along . A well thoguht and made movie.