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6.7/10
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In 1970s Germany, a 50-year-old businessman falls in love with a 20-year-old man.In 1970s Germany, a 50-year-old businessman falls in love with a 20-year-old man.In 1970s Germany, a 50-year-old businessman falls in love with a 20-year-old man.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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- TriviaBased on a play written by famous film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder when he was only 19.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Peter von Kant (2022)
- SoundtracksTräume
Performed by Françoise Hardy
Written by Martin Böttcher (as M. Boetter) / Fred Weyrich (as F. Veyrich)
© Ungernam Productions
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(P) Virgin
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This film truly is a work of art. And like all art, it's formalized; it doesn't even try to hide its formalism. The shots are squared and rigid, the duologue goes in circles, and there's a certain paralellism to the entire picture. It's not meant to be realistic, but like in all great art, it's by codifying and simplifying that deeper truths are revealed.
Despite its minimalism, I was caught up in this film because the duologue is entrancing, the atmosphere is palpable, and the characters act in such mysterious (yet somehow consistent) ways that even though there are certain patterns to the behaviour, you never really know what's coming next. I suppose this film is a comedy, although you won't find yourself laughing much. It's more a case of being too absurd to be considered a serious, straightforward drama.
"Gouttes d'Eau" is not perfect (whit is?), but it has a certain "je ne sais quoi" lending it a uniqueness that places it in my Top 20. Definitely entrancing and thoroughly thought-provoking.
Despite its minimalism, I was caught up in this film because the duologue is entrancing, the atmosphere is palpable, and the characters act in such mysterious (yet somehow consistent) ways that even though there are certain patterns to the behaviour, you never really know what's coming next. I suppose this film is a comedy, although you won't find yourself laughing much. It's more a case of being too absurd to be considered a serious, straightforward drama.
"Gouttes d'Eau" is not perfect (whit is?), but it has a certain "je ne sais quoi" lending it a uniqueness that places it in my Top 20. Definitely entrancing and thoroughly thought-provoking.
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- Also known as
- Gotas que caen sobre rocas calientes
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $86,132
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,617
- Jul 16, 2000
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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