791 km Rating: ***
What if a storm paralyzes everything? Four stranded train passengers spontaneously hop into a taxi in “791 km”. Different world views collide: the eco-aunt with a heart of gold (Iris Berben), a couple in crisis (Nilam Farooq, Ben Münchow), a grantler (Joachim Król) who is bothered by climate stickers. Despite all the arguments, Tobi Baumann’s road movie strives for reconciliation. It is unfortunate that the conflicts are discussed naively. Thanks to a great ensemble, the Kammerspiel is still turning the corner. (pog)
Munch Rating: ***
It is not easy to make a film about a complex artist like the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Henrik M. Dahlsbakken uses four interwoven, confusing episodes from Munch’s life, touching on themes such as art, death and love. Alfred Ekker Strande plays the young, tormented Munch, Mattis Herman Nyquist the older one. Ola G. Faruseth plays Munch in the mental hospital, veteran actor Anne Krigsvoll plays Munch in his last days. The final degree of finesse is missing. (sg)
Fremont Rating: *****
The relaxed and laconic black and white film tells of arriving, starting over, letting go and of a search for happiness under difficult conditions. The setting that the Iranian-British director Babak Jalali finds with the fortune cookie production is highly original, the poetic-ironic translation with a calm flow of images, quirky characters, succinct dialogues and longing baritone horn sounds is extremely successful. In this indie gem of a film, the audience is served the appropriate ideal world sayings such as “Good news is on the way to you”. Or: “Nothing will prevent your success this month.” You can read more about our film of the week in the detailed review. (js)
2023-12-16 10:02:11
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