The White Ribbon

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The White Ribbon

Posted by Daryl Zero (A) on March 7, 2010 at 13:37:41

Saw this last night. I am hoping to see A Prophet as well pretty soon.

It plays like a novel. It is in black and white and the director stays very much out of the way. Lots of shots with static cameras. One scene is of a hallway where a boy goes into a room and shuts the door on the camera and then comes back out to get something and then goes back into the room.

We have a small town in Germany shortly before the onset of WWI where some nasty accidents start befalling people. The film plays a bit like an Egoyen film in that there is not big overarching plot or story line, rather the story unfolds in front of you where we learn more and more about the character of the people and then it is more like a David Lynch movie where we see the rotting underbelly that belies society. The pleasure is in the ride and it is not a comfortable one. I don't know if the statement is specifically about the German people or people in small towns or people in general, but you can definitely believe that these folks will grow up to be Nazis one day.

It is not a movie I would want to see again not unlike Salo (although nothing near as graphic -- but in its own way similarly sick) but I am glad I saw it and I will remember it. Recommended -- However, I don't see that the experience in a movie theater would be any better than seeing it on dvd.

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Topic - The White Ribbon - Daryl Zero 13:37:41 03/07/10 (15)

The White Ribbon is coming out on Blu-Ray in one week - Doug Flynn 16:59:12 03/07/10 (1)

Remake? C'mon, you need the original F G! nt - tinear 07:41:40 03/08/10 (0)

You need to see his, "Funny Games." Scary as hell........ nt - tinear 16:20:00 03/07/10 (12)

I like Haneke but..... - afilado 16:36:49 03/07/10 (6)

Spoiler. - tinear 16:53:22 03/07/10 (5)

RE: Spoiler. - afilado 19:12:22 03/07/10 (4)

Not everyone is a commando. Average people aren't. Example: a woman in a business - tinear 21:23:01 03/07/10 (3)

We were talking about a damn movie..... - afilado 21:43:13 03/07/10 (2)

Yes, and the point is that the movie WAS realistic as my example - tinear 18:20:45 03/09/10 (1)

Your point.... - afilado 20:22:41 03/09/10 (0)

You like that sort of crap? Which one, BTW? There were two. - Victor Khomenko 16:31:22 03/07/10 (4)

Sick like those that enjoy "Psycho?" The original was very good, and in case you - tinear 16:56:04 03/07/10 (3)

The original what? - Victor Khomenko 17:04:47 03/07/10 (2)

Haneke's intention in making Funny Games was to massively piss off the audience - Doug Flynn 17:10:35 03/07/10 (1)

Big deal. 35 years ago the very same intention drove Pasolini - Victor Khomenko 17:18:52 03/07/10 (0)

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