![]() ![]() I was not the slightest bit uncomfortable and I'm an old lady with old lady sensibilities. Done this matter-of-factly you don't recoil with horror if that was your inclination. You do believe these two men are desperately in love.īy the way, there's also a shower room scene in which frontal nudity is casually displayed. ![]() As is Max Riemelt's bemusement in the face of overwhelming passion. Hanno Koffler's tenderness in the midst of desire is actually rather beautiful to behold. Yes, there are a couple of sex scenes - one very intensely passionate, but considering that many films featuring heterosexual relationships rarely stray far from the bedroom, there's nothing here that will stun you and cause you to go into abject shock. An engaging, moving, perceptive film, the sort that doesn't come along very often. Watching Marc's relationship with the mother of his child as it crumbles, you feel achingly sad for the confused and heartbroken Bettina (Katharina Schuttler) who must deal with a newborn and a man who is suddenly a stranger. Especially since Kay senses that Marc - much against his better judgement - is attracted. But as time passes this becomes more and more difficult for him. The troubled look in his eyes speak volumes.įrom that moment, Marc is wary of Kay and tries to steer clear. Nothing overt, nothing other than the fact that it's obvious Marc has had a reaction he wasn't expecting. But once Kay resumes their run, Marc stays behind and the camera lingers on his almost expressionless face. Marc's immediate negative reaction causes Kay to dismiss it as a joke. They form an unlikely acquaintance bordering on friendship until, during one of their runs, Kay makes a pass at Marc. Marc is intrigued by Kay's ease of manner and indifference to the rules. The two men begin training, running together. ![]() Then of course, there's that fleeting hint of mischief in his eyes. Max Riemelt is wonderful at expressing by not expressing. Kay's hard veneer covers a vulnerability, flashes of which we get here and there and are all the more beautifully expressed by their subtlety. Not that Kay is a predator, he's just a lonely man on the make, not that unusual. This unease is slowly drawn out and results in Marc being culled from the group in training by Kay Engel, a younger, more easy going rebel-prone type who finds Marc's play-by-the-rules behavior and occasional haplessness, intriguing. Marc is working hard to pass his exams and he doesn't give name to his uneasiness because he loves his wife and knows he has a lot to be thankful for. There are barking instructors, rigid rules to follow and lines not to be crossed. ![]() The work setting has an institutionalized military look and feel to it as the cops train in riot control, hand to hand combat and other police oriented disciplines. Max Riemelt as Kay (rhymes with 'eye') Engel is really just as wonderful though the film unveils from Marc's point of view so his character carries most of the weight. Hanno Koffler as Marc Borgmann got a well-deserved German Academy Award Best Actor nomination and probably should have gotten one here as well. The raw honesty of the film was not totally unexpected but I was surprised by how incredibly good the acting is. I had heard that this was on par with BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN which remains one of my favorite films of all time even if the damn thing broke my heart. It you're one who does then don't read this post, don't watch the movie.įREE FALL (2013) is a film directed by Stephen Lacant, screenplay by Stephen Lacant and Karsten Dahlem, starring two remarkable German actors, Hanno Koffler and Max Riemelt. ![]()
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