The traces of this film's emotional impact, the psychological torment and the feeling of helplessness is still there.
In the Society which we live in, we take a few things for granted... like children don't lie, children should listen to their elders and what not! The question of why is something we refuse to ask. And whenever non-thinking people like us take these assumptions for granted, we are wrong and someone suffers for this.
This film opens with a jump by Lucas in the chilling cold water to save his troubled friend. A social, lovable guy who even wipes a kid's buttocks to teach him how to wipe. His kindness and tenderness to children is perfectly made visible without Lucas loosing his own individuality.
Klara's role is very beautifully performed by the girl. She is genuinely convincing in believing her own lies and the childishness of it. What was going on inside Klara is hard to tell. While her parents were always involved in disputes, She had only one person to look up to i.e. Lucas. Klara possibly wanted attention, especially from the one she admires, and gives him the heart. She is angry on Lucas when he rejects it. Her lying could probably be justified by the fact that we all lie as a child at times to get attention. However, this time it turned disastrous.
Wonderfully played by the actor, Lucas loves, despises, doubts and confronts his life. Towards the end, (One year later as it shows) Lucas looks at his social mates, they probably forgot the whole thing and it seems like 'time heals'. However, the director chose to end the film with another threat on his life as some people may never forget. A perfect ending for this film.
Is it so difficult to question the things we assume to be true? A real exploration having a psychological impact. It's moving! The direction is marvelous. I would say - One of the Best film of the Decade.
This same feeling overwhelmed me while reading Kabuliwala by R.N.Tagore.
Truly, A film that matters!
In the Society which we live in, we take a few things for granted... like children don't lie, children should listen to their elders and what not! The question of why is something we refuse to ask. And whenever non-thinking people like us take these assumptions for granted, we are wrong and someone suffers for this.
This film opens with a jump by Lucas in the chilling cold water to save his troubled friend. A social, lovable guy who even wipes a kid's buttocks to teach him how to wipe. His kindness and tenderness to children is perfectly made visible without Lucas loosing his own individuality.
Klara's role is very beautifully performed by the girl. She is genuinely convincing in believing her own lies and the childishness of it. What was going on inside Klara is hard to tell. While her parents were always involved in disputes, She had only one person to look up to i.e. Lucas. Klara possibly wanted attention, especially from the one she admires, and gives him the heart. She is angry on Lucas when he rejects it. Her lying could probably be justified by the fact that we all lie as a child at times to get attention. However, this time it turned disastrous.
Wonderfully played by the actor, Lucas loves, despises, doubts and confronts his life. Towards the end, (One year later as it shows) Lucas looks at his social mates, they probably forgot the whole thing and it seems like 'time heals'. However, the director chose to end the film with another threat on his life as some people may never forget. A perfect ending for this film.
Is it so difficult to question the things we assume to be true? A real exploration having a psychological impact. It's moving! The direction is marvelous. I would say - One of the Best film of the Decade.
This same feeling overwhelmed me while reading Kabuliwala by R.N.Tagore.
Truly, A film that matters!
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