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A Farewell to Fools (2013) Sinopsis:
Directed by Bogdan Dreyer. With Gérard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Laura Morante, Bogdan Iancu. Set during World War II, somewhere in Transylvania. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all shot by the Nazis the morning after. There's no way to find the guilty one, but there's Ipu, the madman of the village, whom they promise a hero's funeral if he will claims responsibility and agrees to die in their place. He must ...
Cast overview, first billed only: Gérard Depardieu ... Ipu Harvey Keitel ... Father Johanis Laura Morante ... Margherita Bogdan Iancu ... Alex Alexandru Bindea ... Gossman Nicodim Ungureanu ... Mayor Gheorghe Visu ... Notary Hubert Damen ... Doctor Adina Cartianu ... Clara Daniela Nane ... Doctor's wife Gabriela Baluta ... Linda Andrei Seusan ... Friederich Dragos Stemate ... Policeman 1 Lino Damiani ... Policeman 2 Iulia Boros ... Flora
Description of A Farewell to Fools (2013):
Set during World War II, somewhere in Transylvania. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all shot by the Nazis the morning after. There's no way to find the guilty one, but there's Ipu, the madman of the village, whom they promise a hero's funeral if he will claims responsibility and agrees to die in their place. He must decide, and time is running out. Written byBogdan Dreyer
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User Review:
Full of historical errors (they use Cluj's post-communist flag during WW2?) and lacking any of the psychological and dramatic depth of the 1972 version, this film, albeit well shot and edited, is an unnecessary re-adaptation of Popovici's text. Without firm direction and tight script, the only acting to be somewhat appraised, belongs to Mr. Harvey Keitel. Mr. Depardieu only manages to aimlessly wander through his lines, and the changed ending (as by the producers' wishes) just steals what little enjoyment was left in this venture. An interesting take though is to replace the original Romanian pope to a Transylvanian Saxon minister, thus enabling even more historical debate over the subject.
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