Longing
Drama
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2006
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An average, everyday metalworker and volunteer firefighter content in his marriage to his childhood sweetheart finds his emotions unexpectedly stirred when he falls for a pretty waitress from a nearby town.
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Details
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
7 Sep 2006
Country:
DE
Languages:
German
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Longing intrigues because it presents an outwardly decent man falling equally in love with two women but eschews simplistic judgments.
– Matt Zoller Seitz,
New York Times,
22 Jun 2007
fresh:
[Director] Grisebach makes good use of her low-budget and nonprofessional leads. Just as the story is minimalist, so too is the documentary-like film's look: long static takes and tons of close-ups.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
22 Jun 2007
fresh:
Grisebach's magnificent and moving chamber drama is a roaring mouse that offers ample room for extrapolation though its episodic editing, with Dardenne-style observations so astute that typically inexpressible passions and angst become raw and visible.
– Aaron Hillis,
Village Voice,
20 Jun 2007
fresh:
It would be wrong to overpraise Longing; it's a modest film, but richly rewarding and full of promise for the future.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
28 Oct 2006
fresh:
A mightily impressive feature debut by German writer-director Valeska Grisebach.
– Derek Elley,
Variety,
25 Apr 2006