32nd Day of August on Earth
August 32nd on Earth
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Denis VilleneuveDrehbuch:
Denis VilleneuveKamera:
André TurpinMusik:
Robert CharleboisBesetzung:
Alexis Martin, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Pascale Bussières, Stéphane Lefebvre, Serge Thériault, Evelyne Rompré, Paule BaillargeonInhalte(1)
When 26-year-old Simone (Pascale Bussières) falls asleep while driving to the airport, crashes her car, and miraculously survives the accident, she decides to ask her best friend, Philippe, who has been in love with her for years, to make her pregnant. A visually outstanding existential comedy with elements of a road movie, which might not lead to a happy ending. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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Man wird absichtlich nicht zu Emotionen gedrängt. Der Film ist ab und zu komisch, visuell handelt es sich um eine für Villeneuve typische überwältigende Sache (der Kerl wurde für den Science-Fiction-Genre geboren). Die Geschichte einer verborgenen Liebe wird durch ein kurzes Roadmovie erzählt. Das Paar Er–Sie ist sehr verschieden, aber umso interessanter. Man erlebt Gefühle, mit denen man sich identifiziert und die man bei einem Film nicht so oft hat. Die Neugier, wie die Situation ausgehen wird. Angenehm.
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A rare case where the main duo is unappealing at the beginning, later relatively pleasant, and in the end, almost maddening in their vitality and distinctiveness. And it's all thanks to a name that I would have never guessed was in the director's chair, at least in the first act. Denis Villeneuve, younger, more straightforward, his first full-length film – and perhaps more broad and surprising than you would expect from a renowned perfectionist. Creating a cohesive romance at the age of around thirty requires a certain amount of naivety; in this case, the need to shoot or wrap it in the most absolute and youthful manner. I quite enjoy the combination of archetypal characters, new wave chattiness, and appropriately polished technical aspects. If it weren't for the fluctuating pace, I would be completely overcome by such a self-assured debut, but the journey to masterpieces was still a long way off.
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