Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/23/2012
The movie may be shot in black and white, but shows that characters certainly present themselves in shades of grey. it's a mystery and also a commentary on how we treat guilt and innocence and how it shapes lives. It builds slow, and I would say you have to be somewhat familiar with Haneke to enjoy it, but it's worth your time.
Rating of
2.5/4
tecnoandre - wrote on 12/25/2011
Austrian-German film, released in black and white, written and directed by Michael Haneke. The drama darkly depicts society and family in a northern German village just before World War I. According to Haneke, the film is about "the origin of every type of terrorism, be it of political or religious nature."Very dense and strong movie.With mejestic cinematography and tense plot this is a very good movie.
Rating of
3/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 10/23/2011
This is a whodunnit that is more about the shades of guilt and innocence that appear within daily life. Yes, there are crimes that are committed and, yes, some person (or persons) definitely committed them, but the film is more focused on the fragility of the relationships of the people in the town that are themselves shades of sinners and saints. This is a mystery film where the end culprit is not the most important thing.
Rating of
1/4
dukeakasmudge - wrote on 08/23/2011
After you watch this movie, Youll be saying "Thats it?!"
Rating of
3.5/4
Allison - wrote on 09/03/2009
Michael Haneke explained that he first wrote The White Ribbon as a book almost ten years ago. Financiers weren't eager to produce the film, so he waited for the opportune moment. He told the audience that his choice to shoot the film in black and white was to get the look of old photographs and used narration to put some distance between the film and the audience. The movie is as close to a novel as can be though, with the careful introductions of each character. Haneke explains his reasoning behind this film: to show how children are the lowest in society's hierarchy, but they also our future. Some children seem like they're destined to be S.S. Officers, while Haneke insists that most of the youngsters are actually well-behaved.
Rating of
3.5/4
Essi Suomela - wrote on 08/25/2009
Das weiße Band is beautifully shot and the storytelling is stylized in a form like someone was reading a book to the audience. I liked it very much, but this is one of those movies I want/need to see again.
