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Andreas DresenElenco:
Steffi Kühnert, Milan Peschel, Mika Seidel, Ursula Werner, Inka Friedrich, Otto Mellies, Bernhard Schütz, Marie Rosa Tietjen, Helmut Zerlett (mais)Streaming (1)
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Simone and Frank, both 40, have only just settled in when they receive the worst news possible: Frank has cancer and things look very bad for him. This situation not only changes the practical running of the family, but also the relationships between the family members and their view of what dying really means. The director begins as a good doctor, delicately and openly taking his patient through the treatment and through his illness as it develops, which he observes in shrewd and precise detail. Here, as in his other films, Dresen manages to find a balance between the civil and dramatic aspects of the story. Similarly, he succeeds in gently introducing a sense of optimism into grave situations, which ultimately prevails in the film without trivialising the unfolding tragedy. Thanks to the director’s remarkable talent for giving a true picture of the most ordinary of situations, we follow the heroes on a journey they never dreamed they would have to take. The dialogues are based on improvisation which was preceded by extensive research carried out among advocates of hospices and people whose loved ones died after suffering serious illness. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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A devastating film about death and dying, overwhelming not because it is dark, hopeless, offensive, but because it is full of subtle humor, naturalness, and moderation. Andreas Dresen is undoubtedly a genius, as his latest film was made using the controlled improvisation method and is more authentic and intimate than any documentary about dying. From my point of view, this is probably the most impressive film about the last human things I've ever seen. A sensitively filmed catharsis that brings back to the eyes what today's surface-obsessed consumer society so desperately avoids. A kind film that shies away from nothing about the end, which, in my eyes, this year nothing can overcome.
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The film is very good, the way it's shot makes it all more believable, but I still couldn't bring myself to like it. Of course, the theme isn't about being likable; it's about its weight, but it was precisely that form that prevented me from identifying with the characters. Maybe because of how realistic it is.
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