Farewell

Name: Farewell
Genre: Thriller
Released: July 23, 2010
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 74

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NeoClassics Films | Release Date: July 23, 2010

Summary: In 1981, Colonel Grigoriev of the KGB (real name - Vladimir Vetrov), disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become under Brezhnev, decides he is going to change the world. Discreetly, he makes contact with a French engineer working for Thomson in Moscow and little by little passes on documents to him - mainly concerning the UnitedIn 1981, Colonel Grigoriev of the KGB (real name - Vladimir Vetrov), disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become under Brezhnev, decides he is going to change the world. Discreetly, he makes contact with a French engineer working for Thomson in Moscow and little by little passes on documents to him - mainly concerning the United States - containing information which would constitute the most important Cold War espionage operation known to date. (NeoClassics Film)… Expand

Director: Christian Carion

Genre(s): Thriller

Runtime: 113 min

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David Denby

The movie is stunningly intelligent; the concluding passages, in which the game abruptly ends for both men, are frightening and, finally, very moving. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

This is a game of numbers, not personalities, and a shrewd man wants the bigger numbers on his side when historians pick up their pens. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Director Christian Carion (Merry Christmas) establishes a low-key yet threatening atmosphere right from the start, and gets terrific performances from Kusturica and Canet. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

More than most espionage movies, the film is about relationships, the men with each other, the men with their own disapproving wives, and governments with each other. Everyone courts someone. Read full review

Stephen Farber

While the film is too convoluted to stir boxoffice excitement, it offers some rewards for sophisticated moviegoers Read full review

J.R. Jones

Carion might have found a more artful way to dramatize the case's geopolitical impact, but this is still pretty interesting stuff. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Their mundane meetings underscore how easily secrets are leaked, but unfortunately, scenes of meetings between Presidents Reagan (Fred Ward) and Mitterrand seem hollow and naive. Kusturica and Canet are strong, though, as is Willem Dafoe as an American intel officer. Read full review

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Mar 27, 2012

En voyant ce film, je pense que certains buteront aussitÃ´t sur la lenteur de ce film, impression causÃ©e notamment pas un manque flagrant de mise en scÃ¨ne marquante. De plus, il est Ã©tonnant de voir un quelconque humour qui sembleEn voyant ce film, je pense que certains buteront aussitÃ´t sur la lenteur de ce film, impression causÃ©e notamment pas un manque flagrant de mise en scÃ¨ne marquante. De plus, il est Ã©tonnant de voir un quelconque humour qui semble s'Ãªtre infiltrÃ© dans les passages politiques (sÃ©quences avec les prÃ©sidents amÃ©ricain et franÃ§ais). Mais malgrÃ© cela, L'Affaire Farewell reste un bon film. D'une part grÃ¢ce Ã son casting, de bonne facture (surtout de la part d'Emir Kusturica), Ã son scÃ©nario qui s'intÃ©resse bien plus au parallÃ¨le entre les actions de ces deux hommes et de leur vie de famille, et Ã sa bande-son, qui apporte beaucoup de puissance Ã certaines scÃ¨nes alors que les musiques sont pourtant calmes et douces. Bref, L'Affaire Farewell est l'un de ces films qui se laissent regarder avec beaucoup de plaisir.… Expand

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