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Daniel BrühlArgumento:
Daniel KehlmannCâmara:
Jens HarantElenco:
Daniel Brühl, Peter Kurth, Rike Eckermann, Aenne Schwarz, Gode Benedix, Vicky Krieps, Justine Hirschfeld, Steffen Scheumann, Mex Schlüpfer, Arne Duppler (mais)Sinopses(1)
Daniel (a self-deprecating Brühl) leads an enviable life. A famous actor, he lives in a stylish penthouse apartment in Berlin’s hip Prenzlauer Berg district with his wife and children. One morning, as he prepares to jet off to London to screen-test for a ‘top-secret’ new American superhero blockbuster, he pops into the local dive bar to kill some time. There, he meets middle-aged Bruno (a deliciously sardonic Peter Kurth), initially dismissing him as a(nother) fan. But far from it, Bruno’s in fact Daniel’s neighbour, and has been awaiting this moment. Bruno sees himself as one of reunification’s losers and a victim of the gentrification of what was once East Berlin and - as the pair banter, and he begins nitpicking the increasingly exasperated (and now late for his flight) Daniel’s career - he gradually reveals a far more intimate knowledge of Daniel’s life than is comfortable... Written for the screen by best-selling German author Daniel Kehlmann, Brühl’s two-hander combines verbal sparring with schadenfreude for a wryly entertaining comedy of wits and secrets that will have you wondering just how much you know about your own neighbours. (Palace Films)
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Um bom filme de conversa, bem interpretado não só por Daniel Brühl, mas também pelo seu colega de filme Peter Kurth. Não tem um argumento explicitamente revolucionário ou envolvente, mas mantém habilmente o interesse e a curiosidade do espetador, conseguindo mesmo, na segunda metade, fazer alguns golpes que mudam a perspetiva da perceção dos personagens. O que é mais valioso no filme é o retrato autobiográfico de Brühl do seu verdadeiro eu como ator alemão de sucesso global, residente em Berlim. E pedaços da sua interação como celebridade com o mundo quotidiano que o rodeia. [KVIFF]
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Definitely not a comedy, on the contrary, it’s a full drama in with literally 90 minutes of talking, talking and talking, and not a single action sequence or joke. According to the reviews, it shook some people, but it left me completely cold. I didn't find the debates interesting, there was no significant tension, twists, conflicts or a climax of the plot. Boring.
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Daniel Brühl brought his low-key, yet confident and dynamically shot directorial debut to Karlovy Vary this year, and I have to admit that I was surprised how it grabbed me after a while. A conversational drama rich in ideas, with a bit of humour and many surprises, it practically resembles a stage play, taking place mostly in one room with two main characters and flowing at a very brisk pace. I'm actually quite curious to see what Brül will get up to next behind the camera. [KVIFF 2024]
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Daniel Brühl’s directorial debut is a standout. It perfectly captures the contrasting mindsets of West and East Germans. Initially, it sets the stage in a typical dive bar, the kind where the first alcoholics start banging on the door at ten in the morning. But soon enough, it evolves into an intense drama centered around Brühl playing himself and Peter Kurth as his long-time neighbor, who holds up a mirror to Brühl's life. It’s a well-crafted dialogue-driven piece where the tension escalates with every second.
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This "pub western" pitting a western star against an earthy eastern dude has potentially many layers (the relationship between West and East, gentrification, superficial glamour, loneliness), but Brühl, as director and protagonist, chooses the path of likable caricature. It's nice to look at, but it doesn't leave much of a mark on you, and Peter Kurth wins overwhelmingly in this shootout with his much more believable and nuanced acting. Ironically, the main star gets off too cheaply.
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