★★★☆☆ Home for the Weekend (Was Bleibt, 2012) is an astute and compassionate domestic drama which oozes with the sort of effortless naturalism filmmakers rarely capture. Directed by Hans-Christian Schmidt and starring Lars Eidinger, Corinna Harfouch and Sebastian Zimmler, this touching tale of one family's failed efforts to deal with the sickness of its matriarchal figurehead has a bitter-sweet after-taste.
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- 6/25/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Experts in auteur cinema, German sales company The Match Factory have quite the sampling this year with names such as Thai Joe (Mekong Hotel – see pic above), Fatih Akin (Polluting Paradise) and Directors’ Fortnight invited The Dream and the Silence by Jamie Rosales proudly making us say ich liebe dich the label, and let us not forget Loznitsa’s In the Fog which is being featured in the Main Comp category.
In The Fog (V Tumane) by Sergei Loznitsa
Mekong Hotel by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Polluting Paradise (MÜLL Im Garten Eden) by Fatih Akin
The Dream And The Silence (SUEÑO Y Silencio) by Jaime Rosales
And If We All Lived Together (Et Si On Vivait Tous Ensemble) by Stéphane Robelin
Barbara by Christian Petzold
Home For The Weekend (Was Bleibt) by Hans-Christian Schmid
In The Name Of The Girl (En El Nombre De La Hija) by Tania Hermida
Just The Wind...
In The Fog (V Tumane) by Sergei Loznitsa
Mekong Hotel by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Polluting Paradise (MÜLL Im Garten Eden) by Fatih Akin
The Dream And The Silence (SUEÑO Y Silencio) by Jaime Rosales
And If We All Lived Together (Et Si On Vivait Tous Ensemble) by Stéphane Robelin
Barbara by Christian Petzold
Home For The Weekend (Was Bleibt) by Hans-Christian Schmid
In The Name Of The Girl (En El Nombre De La Hija) by Tania Hermida
Just The Wind...
- 5/17/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Berlin – An absorbingly detailed snapshot of a troubled family, Home For the Weekend (Was Bleibt) is distinguished by the smart psychological observation of Bernd Lange’s screenplay and the precision and restraint of Hans-Christian Schmid’s direction, which keeps the histrionics on a low flame even at points of maximum anxiety. Melancholy, affecting and tender without being sentimental, the German chamber piece benefits from sterling ensemble work and characters that are both specific to their European middle-class milieu and utterly relatable. Photos: 7 Hot Films to Watch at Berlin Film Festival 2012 The film is probably a little small
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- 2/14/2012
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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