Review of Fugitive Pieces (2008) by Sieraaj A — 04 Nov 2008

Grim and sometimes confusing adaptation with moving highs and baffling lows.

This review of Fugitive Pieces (2008) was written by Sieraaj A on 04 Nov 2008.

Fugitive Pieces has generally received positive reviews.

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Jeremy Podeswa excedes expectations with this poetic, moving piece about losses of the greatest kind…

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By Lisa Michelle A (291) on 26 Jul 2009

A very moving story of a young boy who during the occupation of Nazi Germany, watches a soldiers execute his family and drag off his sister…

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By James Mottram (656) for Film4 (1,522) on 28 May 2009

Given the source novel, Podeswa's attempt to adapt Fugitive Pieces is admirable in itself…

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Mia ap' tis pio entimes, katharies ki eilikrineis synaisthimatikes istories poy mporeis na petyheis sto pani, I opoia an hanei kapoy, einai…

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By Tanzina S (6) on 01 May 2009

This was such a moving film & it reminded me of Un Couer en Hiver, Il Postino, and Cinema Paradiso…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 05 Apr 2010

The story follows the survival of a young boy to adulthood trying to find the missing pieces of a life lived with images of dead family members…

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By Elizabeth A (165) on 04 Mar 2010

An interesting film and a really good one. I liked it. Nice cast too…

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By Habiburrahman E (1) on 04 Mar 2009

up: The local film society chose this for the year's first viewing. I am unsure what to write here as this movie impacted me personally…

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By Sophie Ivan (49) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 28 May 2009

Despite a rich premise, the soul-searching of the older Jakob is, at best, curiously colourless; at worst, positively grating…

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By Redwan Z (10) on 11 Jul 2009

Visually stunning.....one of the best photography in recent years....and the stars are for the story…

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