The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
Country: BEL/NL
Technical: col/2.35:1 111m
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Cast: Johan Heldenbergh, Veerle Baetens
Synopsis:
An America-loving bluegrass performer hitches up with a tattoo artist and she joins his band. They have a daughter, but when she develops bone marrow cancer, their love, and their differing ways of seeing the world, will be put under strain.
Review:
Avoiding an inevitably depressing downward trajectory by adopting an achronological montage of its narrative, this supremely controlled drama cannot avoid being a rough ride nevertheless. The director holds his principals for the most part in closeup, studying their features as they rebel, lose control or attempt to re-bridge the chasm that has opened up in their lives. It is a scrutiny the leads repay handsomely, and the music offers some relief.
Country: BEL/NL
Technical: col/2.35:1 111m
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Cast: Johan Heldenbergh, Veerle Baetens
Synopsis:
An America-loving bluegrass performer hitches up with a tattoo artist and she joins his band. They have a daughter, but when she develops bone marrow cancer, their love, and their differing ways of seeing the world, will be put under strain.
Review:
Avoiding an inevitably depressing downward trajectory by adopting an achronological montage of its narrative, this supremely controlled drama cannot avoid being a rough ride nevertheless. The director holds his principals for the most part in closeup, studying their features as they rebel, lose control or attempt to re-bridge the chasm that has opened up in their lives. It is a scrutiny the leads repay handsomely, and the music offers some relief.
Country: BEL/NL
Technical: col/2.35:1 111m
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Cast: Johan Heldenbergh, Veerle Baetens
Synopsis:
An America-loving bluegrass performer hitches up with a tattoo artist and she joins his band. They have a daughter, but when she develops bone marrow cancer, their love, and their differing ways of seeing the world, will be put under strain.
Review:
Avoiding an inevitably depressing downward trajectory by adopting an achronological montage of its narrative, this supremely controlled drama cannot avoid being a rough ride nevertheless. The director holds his principals for the most part in closeup, studying their features as they rebel, lose control or attempt to re-bridge the chasm that has opened up in their lives. It is a scrutiny the leads repay handsomely, and the music offers some relief.