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  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary In Romania during World War II, a German soldier is found dead near a village, and the local authorities must finger the culprit, or they will all be shot by Nazis the following morning. There's no way to identify the guilty party, but there is Ipu (Gérard Depardieu), the madman of the village, who the town leaders, led by Father Johanis...

Directed By: Bogdan Dreyer

Written By: Anusavan Salamanian, Titus Popovici

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 25 m

A Farewell to Fools

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Summary In Romania during World War II, a German soldier is found dead near a village, and the local authorities must finger the culprit, or they will all be shot by Nazis the following morning. There's no way to identify the guilty party, but there is Ipu (Gérard Depardieu), the madman of the village, who the town leaders, led by Father Johanis...

Directed By: Bogdan Dreyer

Written By: Anusavan Salamanian, Titus Popovici

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50
Apr 7, 2014
It’s good to see Depardieu in an English-speaking role again, but he can only carry A Farewell to Fools so far by himself, especially when he never commits to “simple” heart and soul.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Mar 5, 2014
Though the story’s directness and simplicity are admirable, the ending’s moral ambiguity is frustrating.
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Mar 7, 2014
For the most part, A Farewell to Fools rollicks along on its own bizarre and not successful path, comedic moments falling flat, emotional moments running shallow, but in that moment we can feel something else striving to break free.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
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Apr 3, 2014
Call it a dark farce, human comedy or wartime satire. But however you slice it, the ill-conceived morality tale A Farewell to Fools is a bust.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Shoreline Entertainment, Eurimages, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, ARTE, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Mollywood, BV McCann-Erickson, Mindshare Media, Media Partnership, United Media Services, Family Film Production, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, Minds Meet
Release Date Mar 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline The man wish of survival against the own death on the background of second W.W.
Website http://www.montereymedia.com/afarewelltofools
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