andredejongh

This is a beautiful sincere lesbian, bi-sexual and gay tale, reminding of Cate Blanchett's 'Carol'. It's about trying to mend broken childhood dreams. It's about true identity and trying to adapt to the common denominator and finally having to realise that you have to go for your own true self. For true love. For true freedom and independence. Sometimes the dreams and lives we get taught as children do not fit who we really are and what we really want in live. This film is an instant classic. Beautifully executed (where I forgive two not so smooth 'corner turns in the script). I really liked the fact that this film is about several identities. About what it means to be a lesbian, bi-sexual and gay individual and how you try to find realness in a conservative society full of set expectations and written in stone identities. But it's also about the dreams of a heterosexual male who also wants to overcome his broken childhood and who wants to create a better life for himself with real love. So this is a film about all of us humans. It's for an lgbtq audience and a heterosexual audience. And the film Italie is not boring at all, mind you. It's not a commercial film where you can just be an entertainment consumer. Not it's a sincer work of cinema. It tries to connect with you as a human being. It tries to tell a story of what it means to be different from the mainstream sociocultural ideology. It's really a beautifully made film. I should give it a 10 because I found some twists in the plot a bit rough. But I forgive them. A full 10. It's worth your while. And it's also worth to be re-watched and to be owned.

This film is rather good and heartfelt. Yolanthe Cabau held her part very well. Strange that apparently I'm the first one to write a review in here? The film is 5 years old? It's about loss and love. And about how vulnerable life can be. And that it's too short to live a life which is not true to yourself. Live life how you feel you need to live it. As long it's true and honest, from deep within you'll do the right thing. That's more or less the message of this film. I had to cry a few times. It's a lovely film. Go see it.

I couldn't continue to watch this film. It started with the scene where Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt talk to each other via megaphones. This is sooooo poorly directed. Too much distance camera wise. Not enough passion from the protagonists. Emily Blunt should have been sharp and show emotional anger and pain because of by what happened between the two lovers in the past. A scene or two later her character had to tell us why she let him being thrown against the rock three times. Honestly the scene itself where this happened should have been self explanatory but we as the viewer don't feel it. I didn't feel her emotional pain and anger. Furthermore at that megaphone scene the camera kept its distance - it should have had the camera much closer to their faces and against the mirrored glasses of Gosling for the emotions to come through - where the direction and camera were excellent in the club scene afterwards with the fighting, it had me think: 'You see? You are able to direct passionately and interestingly.' I don't understand why Blunt and Gosling chose to do this film. It feels to me like they had to do it? They didn't rehearse enough? There wasn't lots of time to film it? They both feel a bit bored and blatant. The only one who is jumping out of the screen is Hannah Waddingham. She's excellent. She shines. Why are the other actors not on that same level during this production? But most of all the director is lacking here. He didn't see it, or he was busy with other things? I really can't continue to watch this. It's tedious.