The White Ribbon Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film The White Ribbon

(c) 2010 F. Bruce Abel


The White Ribbon Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film The White Ribbon: "rural village in pre-World War I Germany to advance the notion that malice is arguably the dominant human trait."

I stayed with this long movie happily and willingly for one main reason:  knowing that it took place in 1914 I could imagine the people who were about to live through WWI, the Weimar Republic, Hitler and then WWII.  They were people, their barns were just like Pennsylkvania, they had lusts and secrets and farm animals just like Hamilton, Ohio.

The movie has nothing implied and hints at nothing coming.

Just like a snapshot of a lazy 10:50 am, July 3, 2010 implies and hints as nothing coming.

The White Ribbon Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film The White Ribbon

(c) 2010 F. Bruce Abel

Saw this movie last night (Netflix) and liked this "warm narrative."

The White Ribbon Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film The White Ribbon: "The only warm narrative thread is the endearingly bashful courtship between the pudding-faced young school teacher (Christian Friedel) and 17-year-old Eva (Leonie Benesch), who works as a nanny at the Baron’s estate. The ever-so-gradual blossoming of their romance is a tickling delight, even though one suspects Haneke will throw a monkeywrench into it."

The Ten Best Movies of All Time -- Stanley Fish

Pretty good, as are the comments of many others on this article:

http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/the-10-best-american-movies/?em