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NOKAS (2010)
Is on the money!
On an early chilly morning in the quiet town of Stavanger, the Norwegian bank was caught off guard when a group of robbers siege the bank and subsequently the entire downtown area. It was a nerve-wracking couple of hours and in recreating this experience the filmmakers have done their best to stay true to the actual events. None of the actors are professional, the camera is jerky, and sometimes out of focus, and the time-line is broken up to introduce the different characters and to see the events through their eyes. The result of this is an exciting and fascinating film. We get to see how the robbers worked, without going into much detail and we get a great depiction of how the police and bystanders reacted. And it works so well because they stayed to true to the story and have structured the film so well that you are caught up in the film when it happens and it leaves a lasting impression after you have seen it. Especially a long shot near the end stays with out long after the film is over.
Die Fälscher (2007)
Too good for cinema
Thanks to the lack of quality of the films that I have seen lately I found this to be a rewarding and moving experience. The film was so good that I wept with appreciation.
The front of the DVD claims this to be a true story, but I refuse to believe that a story that is this cinematic perfect to be true. I believed every word and found it incredibility dramatic, which only leads me to think that this story should have been done before now if it indeed was true. We do indeed live in a funny age of cinema when we do not even believe in poetry when it is told to us as we are so used to garbage. I am sorry to say that this is a film that was probably put in a cinema for one night only to leave room for the newest claim of film-status. I feel every film next to this masterpiece could only be perceived as nonsense, but there truly are some truly awful so-called films out there that people will either watch at the cinema or rent before even hearing about this film. We all know about the bad films so there is no need for me to mention any of them but if you are reading this and you do want to watch something that is pure cinematic then check this out. Have a nice film evening!