A Farewell to Fools

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A Farewell to Fools

5.4 | 1h25m | PG-13 | en | Drama

Set during World War II, somewhere in Eastern Europe. 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.

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5.4 | 1h25m | PG-13 | en | Drama , Comedy , War | More Info

Released: March. 15,2013 | Released Producted By: ARTE , Eurimages Country: Romania Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

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Cast

Gérard Depardieu , Harvey Keitel , Laura Morante

Director

Anette Reuther

Producted By

ARTE , Eurimages

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Cast

Gérard Depardieu

as Ipu

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Harvey Keitel

as Father Johanis

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Laura Morante

as Margherita

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Reviews

JohnnyLee1 The great Depardieu in a simple parable. It may not be earth-shattering but it is affecting and Depardieu is touching as the village idiot. I had to re-assess it after learning of the cast's dissatisfaction with the changes made afterwards, especially the ending. I was expecting a different ending and the original one was necessary to make the parable complete.

benke_nandor 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.