After Work (2023) User Reviews

Work-life balance

[disacronsioe · 10/10 · 30 March 2023]

I recently saw the film "After Work," and I was very impressed by how thought-provoking it was. The documentary raises some crucial questions about how we spend our time, particularly as more and more jobs are being taken over by AI. I really appreciated how the film highlighted different cultures and their perspectives on balancing work and personal life.

What I found most compelling were the themes and messages of the documentary, which really made me think about the meaning and purpose of my own life. In fact, I ended up having several lively discussions with my friends and family about the ideas presented in the film.

Great work of poetic documentary making

[TheRealMarQs · 9/10 · 7 April 2024]

I´m a great admirer of Erik Gandini´s style. It is always as much poetry as it is documentary, and the way I see it, this "double language" is able to bring so much more to the attention -and wonder!- of the viewer.

This documentary is without any narration or hardly any other kind of explanations. The filmmaker makes himself almost invisible and the only lines of reasoning ever heard are from the interviewees. It is done in a sort of mosaic style, and I can understand that some people -expecting something more explanatory and easy to take in- will find it a jumbled mess.

He raises more questions than he provides you with answers. Many more...and those questions are of the kind that can not be answered FOR you, only (possibly) BY you. And everyone else. He has this quirky skill of making his chosen subject matters practically shine with urgency and existential, philosophical depth. It is quite seductive...and I get sucked in, in awe at the expressive diversity of the world, that he gives a shape, without trying for a fixed form.

Clueless

[domodomo1 · 4/10 · 27 June 2023]

As the subject matter is interesting, such as AI world, universal income, change in employment etc. I expected much more than random interviews without clear lead for discussion. The Ultra Rich noble couple talking about how they can well spend the time, no need of job.. is so clueless and unnecessary. The statistic about young people out of work/education in Italy should be better discussed and more specific. According to my knowledge the unemployed youth in Italy is not kids from rich family and they can stay on the beach playing day in and out. Hope people do not have the wrong impression. Got some stars for good camera and having chosen the subject (without success) .

Horribly slow and pointless

[traderslingo · 4/10 · 27 March 2023]

Calling this docu slow would be an insult to snails everywhere. It's like the director set out to make a film with no storyline or concept, and boy, did they succeed. You're better off staring at a blank wall for 81 mins - at least you won't be subjected to pointless scenes of aimless cars driving around like they're lost in a parking lot or boring interviews with people who seem like they'd rather be anywhere else. It's like the filmmakers were trying to put a spin on the classic phrase 'life is a journey, not a destination,' but ended up with something more like 'this docu is a waste of time, not entertainment.' Save yourself the trouble and steer clear.