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NEVER LOOK AWAY
Drama/History/Thriller – 2018 – Germany/Italy – 188 Minutes – Sony Pictures Classics – In German & Russian with English Subtitles – Rated R
A sweeping romantic historical drama, NEVER LOOK AWAY follows thirty years in the life of a great artist – loosely based on Gerhard Richter, one of the 20th century’s most admired visual artists – played by Tom Schilling (Woman in Gold, Generation War). The film goes from a childhood witnessing Nazi Germany, to post-war East Berlin, where he falls in love with a young woman (Paula Beer, Frantz, The Dark Valley, Transit) whose father is an ex-Nazi murderer in hiding (Sebastian Koch, The Lives of Others, Homeland, Blackbook), to escaping to the West at the time of the Berlin Wall, and ultimately being part of the exciting new movement in contemporary art.
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Starring Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer
An epic, intergenerational tale of art, love, tragedy and politics spanning three turbulent decades of 20th-century German history. – Variety
Gorgeous, engaging drama that takes its painter hero from Nazi-era youngster through the Cold War years and goes even deeper into the complexities of art and creativity than into Germany’s troubled past. – Film Journal International
Admirably restrained, this is nonetheless a historical drama on an expansive canvas that, even though it runs over three hours, is always engaging. – Hollywood Reporter
A powerful, enthralling and sweeping saga with breathtaking cinematography and stellar, charismatic performances by Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch and Paula Beer. – NYC Movie Guru
An epic masterwork that bears witness to 3 decades of totalitarian rule in Germany and its effects on art and love and family bonds. – Big Apple Reviews
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