Glen Hancox
The Pundit 2006 Reviews »
Considered a model couple by their friends, Nicholas (Bruno Todeschini) and Marie (Val‚àöÔøΩria Bruni-Tedeschi) return to Paris for a wedding and smilingly announce their separation at the pre-wedding dinner. From that moment, the impending split becomes reality and the couple begin to ponder the significance of their decision.
This film is slow, painfully slow. A number of people left the theatre before the end and there was an audible sigh of relief when the film finished. The scenes are long and punctuated by lengthy silences. Camera shots are static and the …
The Pundit 2006 Reviews »
Matiss Zelcs (Egons Dombrovskis) lives a routine and lonely life in a bleak city. One night he comes across a woman on the edge of a bridge, poised to jump. They exchange a look but Matiss walks on without a word. It is only when he hears a splash that he returns to help but the woman has disappeared. After finding her handbag he begins to piece together her life in his attempt to alleviate his guilt and assign blame.
Shot in black and white, Fallen has the look and feel …
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