Intrigues because it presents an outwardly decent man falling equally in love with two women but eschews simplistic judgments.
Longing(Sehnsucht)
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Germany · 2006
1h 28m
Director Valeska Grisebach
Starring Andreas Müller, Ilka Welz, Anett Dornbusch, Erika Lemke
Genre Drama
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A melancholy 2006 German film about the life and love in the daily life of a man who’s trying to get the feeling of longing and nostalgia back into his marriage.
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Big emotional themes come hidden in a deceptively small package in Longing, a mightily impressive feature debut by German writer-director Valeska Grisebach.
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Few recent films have left me feeling more conflicted than Valeska Grisebach's second feature (2006), which is sensitive, moving, accomplished in its extraordinary direction of nonprofessional actors but also a little bogus.
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
Longing makes you long for a good movie. Tedious and long-winded even at 90 minutes, this German film, written and directed by Valeska Grisebach, tells a mundane tale of adultery that lacks even the slightest insight.
Just as the story is minimalist, so too is the documentary-like film's look: long static takes and tons of close-ups. An epilogue allows viewers to come to terms with the film's tragic ending.
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