: The story begins abruptly when Marianne (Edith Clever) tells her husband, Bruno (Bruno Ganz), that she wants to be left alone. The film then painstakingly observes her navigating this new solitude with her young son in a suburb of Paris. Edith Clever delivers a "haunting" and "moving" performance as a woman seeking a life that is entirely her own, even as she grapples with the resulting loneliness.
: Stunning, evocative cinematography; powerful lead performance; a unique, poetic take on the "feminist story". : The story begins abruptly when Marianne (Edith
Directed by Peter Handke, starring Edith Clever and Bruno Ganz. Bruno (Bruno Ganz)
: Extremely slow pace; emotionally distant; lacks traditional dramatic momentum. powerful lead performance