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Iva Bittová, Karel Roden, Ivan Franěk, Martha Issová, Miloslav König, Miroslav Krobot, Anna Šišková, Natálie Drabiščáková, Igor Chmela, Sabina Remundová (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Julie, a translator, has just moved into a new house with her husband, Richard, and their teenage daughter, Cecilie. Their life is supposed to be that of a perfect, happy family. Hearing news of the death of her favourite singer is the starting point for Julie to realise that her life is not as ideal as it seems. First, she gets an impulse to buy a piano. Then, during just one day’s journey pursuing this idea, she changes her life completely. She must resolve her past and present first if she wants to start a new life. In this film about various shapes of love, the role of Julie is an acting comeback for the singer and violin player Iva Bittová. (Verleiher-Text)
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Ich weiß nicht, ob es mich nicht beunruhigen sollte, dass mich die Geschichte einer vierzigjährigen Mutter direkt ins Schwarze getroffen hat, aber so sist´s nunmal den die tschechische Schauspielerin Bittová ist einfach klasse, die Musik ist wurde sensibel ausgewählt, jedoch die Geschichte mag zu wohl von Banalitäten hin und hergerrissen sein, bemüht sich jedoch nicht als etwas Grundlegendes auszusehen. Sämtliche Episoden verfügen über einen enormen inneren Charme reifer Frauen, eine verführerische Übersicht und entbehren vollends des zum Würgen zwingenden Geglitzers der Stories vom tschechischen Autor Viewegh für lobotomierte Hausfrauen. Insgesamt ist Little Girl Blue ein Film, der etwas sagt, ohne lächerlich verdreht und sezierend zu herüberzukommen. Die tschechische Regisseurin Alice Nellis hat es wieder einmal geschafft, ihre nicht gerade Mainstream-Wahrnehmung der Welt in einen exzellenten Film zu verwandeln. Ich wage zu sagen, dass dieser Streifen ihr ausgereiftester und bester ist.
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"I'll watch him for you," or the journey to create a new face for Czech cinema. Are the mothers of adult children entitled to a life of their own? What about the kids? Aren't they a lot smarter than their parents these days? I'd say they are because the fast pace of life is inherent in them and they don't have the need for the secrecy that Julie does. But Julie, played by Iva Bittová, certainly lived up to the expectations she raised in Zelary, there’s no doubt about that.
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Little Girl Blue is the first title from the creative workshop of Alice Nellis, considered a significant talent of Czech cinema since her debut, which I have watched. In other words, after 15 years of her work, I have come across her first film, which suggests that I have been somewhat missing out on her films. This is also confirmed by my impression of the film, which has a large group of enthusiastic fans, including many of my favorite users, but personally, I am reserved about it. It will receive three stars from me, but this rating only applies as part of Czech cinema, which I usually overestimate by a few percent. I have, for example, problems with the dream dance scenes, which are probably meant to give the film an artistic overflow. However, they seemed rather disruptive and artificial to me. The lead actress, Iva Bittová, represents more of an interesting curiosity than a pillar on which the film can rely. In principle, it works, but it feels more like naturalism. This role needed a top-notch character actress who was confident in psychologically demanding positions. I don't know what it is, but I also had problems with the sound, as I had to replay some scenes repeatedly. Overall impression: 60%.
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At the first signal quiet, yet occasionally almost loudly truthful. It moves the viewer thanks to tears, piano, and music, but at the same time is detached by the many supporting characters. Whether they are bad (Karel, the real estate agent), good (doctor, married couple), or amazing (adorable Martha Issová as the daughter and perfect Karel Roden as the husband, they deserved much more space). Those hesitant three stars are ultimately a disappointment, for which you can blame a script too lengthy and too full of unfamiliar confused feelings and dialogue that misses my heart's sensibilities. In the acting, Iva Bittová holds together everyone involved, as she can switch from a civil pensive melancholic to a fascinating being full of emotions. What's more, the vivid camera draws the viewer into the story at the most crucial moments. It's just a shame that two absolutely perfect passages, in Richard's job and at the daughter's party, are so wonderfully filmed, acted, and felt that the remaining ones seem like poor relatives in comparison. P.S.: After about two weeks, unfortunately, I admit that even with such a small distance, the three stars leave a bitter taste of uselessness and unfinished-ness. Only those two scenes and Roden with Issová remained. I never want to see the rest again.
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Little Girl Blue is overflowing with qualities in all thinkable directions, but still, once it finishes it’s impossible not to get the impression that the subject matter held greater potential than was exploited in the end. Alice Nellis’ directing is still inventive and subtle, Bittová’s acting deserves at least one acting award and the technical side is outstanding, while this movie still remains pleasantly low-key. Even the much-criticized dream sequences in the dancing town aren’t bad... They are just needlessly drawn-out (especially the tango on the Dejvice traffic circle in Prague was superfluous to the running time). The characters are interesting, they develop and the viewer has no problem in understanding them, plus Nellis tells us nothing straight, but gets there by taking a roundabout route. It’s an excellent watching experience rarely seen in Czech productions. However, it is a large step short of flawlessness. Let’s hope that Alice Nellis takes that last step sometime in the future - she certainly has everything it needs in terms of creative quality. ♫ OST score: 4/5
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