Austrian director Michael Haneke and the young actors of his film "The White Ribbon" in competition in Cannes walked up the Cannes red carpet on Thursday night.
Saw the movie last night. It was cold, cerebral, nihilistic, unforgiving, and lacking in humanity (except for two small boys who didn't have the wonderment of life snuffed from their core yet). The film and most of its characters seemed to celebrate being harsh and unrelenting to each other. Anything else was looked upon as weakness. This isn't a matter of "American Vs. German Cinema." That's an old and overwrought argument. But I would have loved more nuance in this film.
@totaldynamix I saw it too. But don't you think that rural America was much the same at the turn of the 20th century??? There aren't such disproportionate realities between any of the Western Industrialized nations...agriculturalists, industrialists, pastors/doctors/landowners/teachers were positions of respect and the church and it's values were pretty much the culture that held the communities in tact.
I was blown away by this movie. The more i think about it the more i realize new things. God, the cast is AMAZING. I thought i was transported back to 18/19th century. They were like real ancient people. What an experience!
Saw the movie last night. It was cold, cerebral, nihilistic, unforgiving, and lacking in humanity (except for two small boys who didn't have the wonderment of life snuffed from their core yet). The film and most of its characters seemed to celebrate being harsh and unrelenting to each other. Anything else was looked upon as weakness. This isn't a matter of "American Vs. German Cinema." That's an old and overwrought argument. But I would have loved more nuance in this film.
cqtaylor 5 months ago
@totaldynamix Is it a good thing if the film makes you feel transported back to the 18/19th century when it is actually set in 1913? :)
fuhrerschein2008 1 year ago
@totaldynamix I saw it too. But don't you think that rural America was much the same at the turn of the 20th century??? There aren't such disproportionate realities between any of the Western Industrialized nations...agriculturalists, industrialists, pastors/doctors/landowners/teachers were positions of respect and the church and it's values were pretty much the culture that held the communities in tact.
xman4un 1 year ago
I was blown away by this movie. The more i think about it the more i realize new things. God, the cast is AMAZING. I thought i was transported back to 18/19th century. They were like real ancient people. What an experience!
totaldynamix 2 years ago 2
i´ve been deeply impressed by the actors!
eschi12 2 years ago 2
oh sorry. hm. i also don't speak spanish. but i think i understood the important things.
have a nice day. (:
JuliaLindemann 2 years ago
No soy Frances,
Soy Español.
Y si, te entendí a la perfección ( en el comentario que has eliminado ).
No, no es importante, cómo para dirigirme a ti en ingles :)
Un saludo.
Iloveid 2 years ago
Je ne parle pas français.
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if it was important try to say it in english, plz.
JuliaLindemann 2 years ago
JAJAJ diles que me firmen un autografo... y de Haneke tambien !
Please xD
Iloveid 2 years ago
engl.: The white Ribbon.
ger.: Das weiße Band.
JuliaLindemann 2 years ago 2