The White Ribbon: Haneke Finally Makes a Classic . . . - mr grits - Films/DVD Asylum

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The White Ribbon: Haneke Finally Makes a Classic . . .

Germany in 1913 was not a great place to be a kid. So we learn by watching this sprawling ensemble cast's growing pains in a small village mostly depending on the local baron for their livelihood.

The story is narrated by the local school teacher who starts with the story of the local doctor and his horse being felled by a trip wire. Then a local farm woman is killed in a sawmill accident and the baron's son is hung upside down in the sawmill and caned bloody. Over the course of events we see the lives of the local pastor and his domination over his children, the town doctor and his subservient mid-wife, a local farmhand who loses his wife having too many children to raise, and the baron and his wife who is terrified for her children with the mysterious crime taking place. This is a busy story that meshes well.

Filmed in glorious black and white the cinematography is glorious. The actors are all spot on and the story compelling enough to flatten the 2:24 run time.

Highly recommended.

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Topic - The White Ribbon: Haneke Finally Makes a Classic . . . - mr grits 10:43:05 07/11/10 (9)

RE: A masterpiece no doubt. But not one I would like to see twice. Maybe in a few years? - patrickU 08:23:02 07/14/10 (1)

Agreed.....I thought about a purchase but I decided to wait a couple of years. * - mr grits 17:50:24 07/14/10 (0)

RE: The White Ribbon: Haneke Finally Makes a Classic . . . - Tony D. 08:59:34 07/12/10 (3)

A what, where? Jesus. You and DM. What a pair..... nt - tinear 20:11:08 07/12/10 (2)

Another film that went over your head eh? - Tony D. 21:35:21 07/12/10 (1)

I think the egg in your unconscious is leaking, Tony. nt - tinear 07:48:10 07/13/10 (0)

Whaddya mean *finally*? He's made yet another masterpiece (nt) - Doug Flynn 01:09:51 07/12/10 (1)

He's made a pile of trash before. - Victor Khomenko 08:35:21 07/12/10 (0)

RE: The White Ribbon: Haneke Finally Makes a Classic . . . - volunteer 17:23:42 07/11/10 (0)

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