Beyond the Hills
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings
- Starring: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Dana Tapalaga, Valeriu Andriuta
- Summary:
- Director: Cristian Mungiu
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 31 out of 33
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Mixed: 1 out of 33
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Negative: 1 out of 33
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100Even as Mr. Mungiu maintains a detached, objective point of view, allowing the details of the story to speak for themselves, he also allows you to glimpse the complex and volatile inner lives of his characters.
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80It's tempting to see Beyond the Hills solely as an indictment of religion, but the film is more ambitious than that. Ignorance and superstition aren't confined to the convent; people in town, including the cops, drop casual references to witchcraft as if it were part of everyday life. The broader subject is possession by primitive ideas.
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60Observing the situation at an icy remove, Beyond the Hills never builds the palpable menace and pressure-cooker anxiety of "4 Months," and its dramatic progression feels obvious, even predictable, by comparison.
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Mar 3, 201325Assisted by passionless central performances and dull dialogue, Mungiu succeeds only in exhausting our patience, not in conveying a message.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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It tries way too hard to be a great film but it does suceed in being a decent watcher.
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