Review of Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) by Richard F — 09 May 2009
Lovers is a very beautiful movie.I would have to say that this is one of the better foreign language movies I have seen. I could not keep my eyes off of it from the moment I started watching it. It is filmed in Spanish and has English subtitles.
The story takes place in Spain and later in Finland... and is about a boy and a girl that first meet when they are 8 years old... and are obviously destined to be with one another... yet they end up becoming step siblings because the boys dad and the girls mom get married.
Their obsession with each other carries through out their teen years and into early adulthood.The story was somewhat erotic, yet innocent. both the adult leads and the actors playing their teenage selves had incredible chemistry.
The haunting imagery and story was beautiful. And the occasional skipping back and forth between their younger years and teen and adult ages was a spectacular way to tell their story. All in all this movie gets a big WOW from me.
... even up through the ending.
This review of Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) was written by Richard F on 09 May 2009.
Lovers of the Arctic Circle has generally received very positive reviews.
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