This is one of the worst movies I've seen lately. I'm very surprised that so many people gave 10 points to this movie, and the reason can't be other that the director, Ferran Audi, has a lot of friend or a very big family. Sometimes it appears to me that the movie intends to be some kind of tribute to Ingmar Bergman (why if not this Bibi Anderson cameo), but the only thing in common with Bergman is that both tried to be profound and only one of them succeed. The best of the film is some of the views from the air of the fjords and the beautiful city of Ålesund. In the case that somebody is interested in this, I recommend a good National Geographic documentary. It works good the use of three languages. The rest is better to forget about it. Waste of time.
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The Smiling Dead Son
fady_gamal18 November 2009
Warning: Spoilers
This is from the most touching films I have ever seen in my entire Life. Being based on a play by Ibsen, gives it a very solid coherent story, with very emotional drama. After watching the film you may feel somehow perplexed and confused, but I guess that this is intentional. You will discover new meanings about death and life, hope and grief, marriage and love. Whether you like the film or not, this scene of the dead son smiling under the water will stick in your mind and may change something inside you. If this film is Hollywoodian, I think it would take its place among best 100 films of all time. My advice: see this film whenever you find it.
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