A history buff in me put me into watching this film.
Set in the height of the French revolution, it is about Danton and Robespierre as we go through their mindset in what they believe would be for the better future of France, with one falling behind. Not included in the film is what is to come of Robespierre's actions.
Personally, my biggest criticism of the film is that it lacks tension and is paced to evenly. Even with all the ruckus that went down during the revolution, you would thought that it would result into a compelling film but it just did not. I wished that it was tighter and build tension to show the dire times that Danton was feeling, but alas it went too sublime.
But I just want to just give kudos to the film's visuals. It is just great. Wazjda (sp?) painterly depiction of the French Courts, Apartments and the overall Revolution is up there with the greatest films visually. It is just so precise and crisp. Just wished the story was also up to par.
I could see why people liked it BUT left me quite hanging.
Set in the height of the French revolution, it is about Danton and Robespierre as we go through their mindset in what they believe would be for the better future of France, with one falling behind. Not included in the film is what is to come of Robespierre's actions.
Personally, my biggest criticism of the film is that it lacks tension and is paced to evenly. Even with all the ruckus that went down during the revolution, you would thought that it would result into a compelling film but it just did not. I wished that it was tighter and build tension to show the dire times that Danton was feeling, but alas it went too sublime.
But I just want to just give kudos to the film's visuals. It is just great. Wazjda (sp?) painterly depiction of the French Courts, Apartments and the overall Revolution is up there with the greatest films visually. It is just so precise and crisp. Just wished the story was also up to par.
I could see why people liked it BUT left me quite hanging.