Innocence [2005]

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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 5021866308302 Format: PAL Label: Artificial Eye Manufacturer: Artificial Eye Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Artificial Eye Region Code: 0 Release Date: 2006-01-23 Running Time: 115 Studio: Artificial Eye Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Two hours of not a lot. Comment: One of those films that leaves you feeling "that was it!?" Lovely cinematography and quite a few great child actors but if you're looking for plot or entertainment, look elsewhere. Customer Rating: Summary: Pseudo over substance? Comment: Not quite sure whether I was supposed to be unsettled by this symbolism laden art flick, but I was. Not by the semi naked little girls frolicking in the lake but more by the "unhealthy" environment they have found themselves thrust into by way of a coffin of all things. What were these little girls being set up for? Dancing in little tutus before an audience of wealthy paedophiles for one thing! I know this is probably an allegory for (as the title suggests ) innocence, it's loss and transition into womanhood, but nothing really happens for it's two hours, a few vague revelations but that's about it. Don't get me wrong, it's lovely to look at and at times captivating. But, in my opinion, ultimately pointless. Customer Rating: Summary: Haunting, marvellous, naturalistic, unique... Comment: This is unlike most films you'll ever see. (Although it has some faint thematic echoes of Shyamalan's The Village.)It's compelling viewing from start to finish and the cinematography is incredibly sensual. I suppose the film opens itself up to accusations of having quasi-paedophilic tendencies. But, to be fair, I don't believe that to be the film-makers' intention. And even the most innocent representations of children on film have the potential to elicit inappropriate responses in the eyes of some beholders! Innocence is a delight in so many ways. Its immersion in the lives of these young girls is wholly credible, fascinating and a true cinematic tour-de-force. Customer Rating: Summary: Takes time to get tuned to it, but is worth it Comment: I admit that the first time I saw this movie, I turned the DVD off after about 20 minutes. I felt the movie was just too boring. Then a few months later, a female friend insisted to me that this was a terrific movie, that I should give it another try. So I saw it again. And I have to agree that it improved on second viewing (unfortunately, a sad fact of movie viewing is that how much you like a particular movie depends on a certain degree on how was your mood that particular day). The movie is set in a mysterious boarding school for little girls, that is surrounded by a sort of enclosed forest, and where the girls don't seem to be taught anything else but ballet. Once a year, a couple of the girls are selected by the school's imperious director, and are taken off the school. To where, the girls are not told. The director (the real life companion of infant terrible Gaspar Noe) chooses an ambiguous and indirect form of storytelling. The movie suggests a lot, but delivers a little less than it promises. It is an art movie, but with a lot of the mannerisms of the terror genre. And the ending I found a little disappointing. But if you are armed with a little patience, this might be a worthwhile experience. Customer Rating: Summary: Beware the 'similar items'! Comment: Innocence is nothing like the other DVDs you might see in the 'similar items' category. If you're looking for something which blends eroticism with art then this is not the film for you. If, however, you are looking for a refreshing exploration of childhood then Innocence is the film for you. There are sinister sexual overtones but they are presented as exactly that. This is a film about the beauty of childhood. Hadlizahilovic challenges the viewer's preconceptions by suggesting and then withdrawing from the notions of sex and paedophilia. The DVD cover is incredibly suggestive but this film is consciously NOT about sex, a fact which leaves the viewer with a refreshingly innocent image of what childhood should be. More Reviews