Is there a plot in this film? There are fragments, suggestions of plots, references to things that happened and maybe to the sequence in which they happened. There is just enough storyline to keep you hooked.
Lucile Hadzihalilovic is a master of telling the stories of children the way that children themselves see them: not as cute or simple, but as full of mystery and possibility, in a world which is not "real" the way that it's real for us adults. We are also children when watching this film, as we don't quite understand what's going on, yet we are moved and fully involved in the story.
If you don't like this type of sensation, maybe this is not the film for you. But if you are ready to accept a less-than-complete control over what you are seeing, this magical, haunting movie will stay with you for a long time.
Lucile Hadzihalilovic is a master of telling the stories of children the way that children themselves see them: not as cute or simple, but as full of mystery and possibility, in a world which is not "real" the way that it's real for us adults. We are also children when watching this film, as we don't quite understand what's going on, yet we are moved and fully involved in the story.
If you don't like this type of sensation, maybe this is not the film for you. But if you are ready to accept a less-than-complete control over what you are seeing, this magical, haunting movie will stay with you for a long time.