Intelligent, sad, slow moving film. It explores the rift between a smart, shy teen age boy, and his professor father, who he discovers is quietly helping a woman connected to the Red Brigade after she is involved in a terrorist killing.
The acting is generally quite good, and the film has some really moving moments, and raises interesting questions of family, morality, and the pain of coming to see a parent as a deeply flawed person.
On the down side, Jean Louis Trintignant is awkwardly dubbed into Italian, and there are times when the meditative pace feels needlessly slow.
Certainly very impressive as a first feature. I look forward to re-seeing it at some point.
The acting is generally quite good, and the film has some really moving moments, and raises interesting questions of family, morality, and the pain of coming to see a parent as a deeply flawed person.
On the down side, Jean Louis Trintignant is awkwardly dubbed into Italian, and there are times when the meditative pace feels needlessly slow.
Certainly very impressive as a first feature. I look forward to re-seeing it at some point.
