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- 2007
- Bodega Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2007
- Bodega Films
- 1 h 28 m
Directed By: Valeska Grisebach
Written By: Valeska Grisebach
- 2007
- Bodega Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2007
- Bodega Films
- 1 h 28 m
Longing
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Directed By: Valeska Grisebach
Written By: Valeska Grisebach
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
62
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
62
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Magnificent and moving chamber drama.
Just as the story is minimalist, so too is the documentary-like film's look: long static takes and tons of close-ups. An epilogue allows viewers to come to terms with the film's tragic ending.
Intrigues because it presents an outwardly decent man falling equally in love with two women but eschews simplistic judgments.
Big emotional themes come hidden in a deceptively small package in Longing, a mightily impressive feature debut by German writer-director Valeska Grisebach.
Few recent films have left me feeling more conflicted than Valeska Grisebach's second feature (2006), which is sensitive, moving, accomplished in its extraordinary direction of nonprofessional actors but also a little bogus.
Longing makes you long for a good movie. Tedious and long-winded even at 90 minutes, this German film, written and directed by Valeska Grisebach, tells a mundane tale of adultery that lacks even the slightest insight.
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Production Company
Peter Rommel Productions,
Medienfonds GFP,
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF),
3Sat,
Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA),
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg,
Home Run Pictures
Release Date Jun 22, 2007
Duration 1 h 28 m
Awards
Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Love is Folly International Film Festival, Bulgaria
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gijón International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
