November

Name: November
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: February 23, 2018
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Arvo Kukumägi, Dieter Laser, Heino Kalm, Jaan Tooming, Jette Loona Hermanis

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Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: February 23, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Arvo Kukumägi, Dieter Laser, Heino Kalm, Jaan Tooming, Jette Loona Hermanis, Jörgen Liik, Katariina Lauk, Meelis Rämmeld, Rea Lest, Taavi Eelmaa

Summary: In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves,In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge, where thievery is rampant, and where souls are highly regarded, but come quite cheap. With alluring black and white cinematography, Rainer Sarnet vividly captures these motley lives as they toil to exist—is existence worth anything if it lacks a soul?… Expand

Director: Rainer Sarnet

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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Peter Keough

Apr 11, 2018

Sarnet elevates his Rabelaisian folktale into a tragedy illustrated by haunting, metaphorical imagery. Read full review

Peter Travers

Feb 22, 2018

It's both gravely serious and a demonically funny, a blend meant to catch audiences off balance. Mission accomplished. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Feb 21, 2018

Sarnet orchestrates authentic horror through a supernatural filter wherein beautiful black and white cinematography can immortalize abject despair. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Feb 19, 2018

It’s having the ordinary in such close proximity to the outlandish that makes November so uncanny. And it’s rooting the bizarre behaviors of its characters in such understandable motivations (usually greed) that makes it so unexpectedly funny and scabrously relatable. Read full review

John DeFore

Feb 19, 2018

Though the emotional pull of this love triangle grows more compelling in the second half, for much of its running time November prefers to beguile us with the strangeness of its setting and characters. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Feb 23, 2018

The narrative never really builds a good head of steam. That could just be because as a Westerner with extremely limited knowledge of Estonian culture and mythology, the barrage of tropes from there is relatively overwhelming for me. Even so, November never stops being a visual trip. And that may well be enough. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Feb 22, 2018

Suffused with sorcery and silvery light, November, written and directed by Rainer Sarnet, is a bizarre Estonian love story — a mishmash of folklore, farm animals and scabrous fun — in which beauty and ugliness fight to the death. Read full review

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DallasTex

Mar 18, 2018

November is an usual telling of a folk tale. Clearly, much thought went into the look of the cast, but the movie stands apart as an amazing work of cinematography.

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CaptainHowdy

Oct 10, 2019

This film is a fairy tale with the training wheels taken off. It's essentially a story of unrequited love, but it's packed with witches, werewolves, ghosts, plagues, curses, and deals with the devil. The visual imagery and cinematography are stunning, and it will constantly surprise you.This film is a fairy tale with the training wheels taken off. It's essentially a story of unrequited love, but it's packed with witches, werewolves, ghosts, plagues, curses, and deals with the devil. The visual imagery and cinematography are stunning, and it will constantly surprise you.

Only gripe: It's maybe about 15 minutes longer than it needs to be and drags slightly near the end.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jun 30, 2018

It's definitely a film that feels strange, bizarre and vastly educated by Béla Tarr's visual manual and although in the end its story doesn't end up being crucial to its performance, November is an excellent and beautiful appreciation of what can be reach with a visual narrative.

Believe meIt's definitely a film that feels strange, bizarre and vastly educated by Béla Tarr's visual manual and although in the end its story doesn't end up being crucial to its performance, November is an excellent and beautiful appreciation of what can be reach with a visual narrative.

Believe me when I say this film looks spectacular.… Expand

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