I saw this movie back when I felt that I should watch a movie all the way through mo matter how horrible it made me feel.
And even so I couldn't watch the whole thing.
This is serious art, which I can't stand, very educational, which I also can't stand, and very important, which I also . . .
I wonder how many well-made movies involve both female nudity and pedophilia.
This is a growing-up story involving sexual abuse by a priest -- long before the truth was generally known -- and pining after a girl who turns out to be more than willing.
Okay, not exactly a narrative review so far, right? Well, this is much the way the molvie itself runs.
It is rather like the Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Kiefer Sutherland always had greatness in him. It is a pity that between this movie and 24 he played grimy killers.
Anyway, if you want two hours (or whatever) of fun, don't watch this. If you prefer a long stretch of very real psychological torment -- and there are many who do, or there would be no Cannes Film Festival -- that will still have you thinking 20 years later and still waiting to exhale, this is one way to go.
And even so I couldn't watch the whole thing.
This is serious art, which I can't stand, very educational, which I also can't stand, and very important, which I also . . .
I wonder how many well-made movies involve both female nudity and pedophilia.
This is a growing-up story involving sexual abuse by a priest -- long before the truth was generally known -- and pining after a girl who turns out to be more than willing.
Okay, not exactly a narrative review so far, right? Well, this is much the way the molvie itself runs.
It is rather like the Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Kiefer Sutherland always had greatness in him. It is a pity that between this movie and 24 he played grimy killers.
Anyway, if you want two hours (or whatever) of fun, don't watch this. If you prefer a long stretch of very real psychological torment -- and there are many who do, or there would be no Cannes Film Festival -- that will still have you thinking 20 years later and still waiting to exhale, this is one way to go.