Saturday, July 24, 2010

Lea

Germany w/d Ivan Fila

A young Czech girl witnesses the brutal death of her parents, becomes mute and is raised by foster parents. She is sold at 21 to a German ex-soldier with some issues and his own troubled past. This is their story.

In spite of the painful emotions this film generated I thought it was extremely well directed/edited and well worth the discomfort. Exquisite framing, camera movement, lighting. Strong performances by both leads. The resolution was a bit unsatisfying but not enough to detract from the excellence of the entire production.

7


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