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Atemberaubende Verfilmung des Curwoodschen Tierabenteuers aus der Perspektive der Bären. Die Mutter des Bärenbabys Youk kommt bei einem Erdrutsch ums Leben. Naiv zieht der kleine Bär alleine durch die Berge und begegnet vom Frosch bis zum Bienenschwarm so manchem Weggefährten, bis er mit dem großen Kodiak Kaar einen wahren Freund und Beschützer findet. Zwei Trapper stören jedoch die neue Freundschaft, nehmen Youk gefangen und trachten Kaar ums Leben. Doch Youk kann sich befreien und beim Showdown Mensch und Tier siegen die Bären, die nun wieder zurück in die Natur kehren. (Arthaus/Studiocanal)
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A decade before Lars von Trier stunned viewers with his supreme Golden Heart trilogy, Annaud showed everyone the emotionally devastating power of the medium of film. But he didn’t go the gimmicky route of the greatest possible purity and immediacy with handheld cameras and minimal post-production, but instead worked with the full arsenal of the means of expression available to him at the time. Thanks to the premise of the story about bears and the ambition to execute it with minimum dialogue and with real animals in the main roles, and thus with maximum space for them in the narrative, his film is, in principle, no less conceptual than von Trier’s ostentatiously provocative experiments. For many of my generation, The Bear was an unforgettable and even seminal experience in the sense of it being our first encounter with precise emotional manipulation that can be hated and admired in equal measure. Annaud masterfully balances sentimentality and rawness, hyperreality and naturalism. In fulfilling his concept, he also proves that a film (almost) doesn’t need any words to drag the audience through a full range of emotions. As in von Trier’s later work, here we already see the merciless nature of the director’s dictate, as he puts his characters in tense situations, in which he lets them wallow for as long as possible in order to totally exhaust the audience without going beyond boundary of the desired effect. Even years later, and even only in segments, The Bear is still just as impressive and, with an educated view, even more captivating. I will dare to watch it again after a number of years, not only because The Bear is one of those films that truly leaves an indelible mark on the viewer’s memory.
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Überraschend wie Sau. Oder eher wie ein Kodiak. Obwohl es deutlich durch den Hollywood-Rechner gegangen ist, ist es immer noch eine starke Geschichte, in der es an Scherzen eines verschimmelten Bären, ein paar zerrissenen Pferden mit Hunden und einem wiederhergestellten Kary nicht mangelt. Und Bart war ein Meister (Porno)Schauspieler! Schluchz, schluchz...
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Einfach eine Schönheit, die die Sinne streichelt und die Aufmerksamkeit des Betrachters fesselt. Exklusive Tieraufnahmen von zwei Bären, die von gierigen Jägern bedroht werden. Erstaunliche Kinematographie und schöne Musik, die mit den Geräuschen der Natur unterlegt ist. Einige der Szenen waren wirklich phantasievoll (die schrecklichen Albträume des Bärenjungen). Ein tierischer Klassiker, der - jedenfalls für mich - nie der Zeit unterliegt.
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I almost can't believe that this is not a documentary shot with a hidden camera, but a feature film based on a script. The "acting" of the bears is so convincing that not even the trained ones from the Russian circus school could have done it better. And it’s also a beautiful movie. It is also worth mentioning that the animated dreams of the bears are from the work of the Czech animator Břetislav Pojar.
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Hmm, very nice, but I certainly can’t say it captivated me or, God forbid, that I will need to watch it again.
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Probably the only film of its kind. A charming fairytale and a gripping animal survival story in one. Such a range of emotions is often not found even in high-budget and well-crafted "human films". Jean-Jacques Annaud, moreover, managed to utilize his extraordinary aesthetic sensibility here as well, so we can experience a phenomenal visual composition supplemented by excellent camerawork and music.
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When I was little, The Bear made me cry. When I was older, The Bear made me cry. Today, when it put The Bear on, I still cry, but I also smile. It’s beautiful.
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I understand and respect the criticisms aimed at even my most favourite films, those that I consider great. But this one is so incredibly beautiful, endearing and moving that I take any lower rating as a bit of a personal insult. The performances of the bears are absolutely fantastic and perfect, the nature shots are nothing like the BBC documentaries, the actors don't get so much space to get anything wrong, and the flawless and memorable finale crowns everything. There should be more films like this. 100%
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