A Farewell to Fools

PG-13

Released Mar 7, 2014

1h 30m

Comedy

History

Drama

War

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5 Reviews

Tomatometer

23%

50+ Ratings

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During World War II, Romanian villagers try to force a madman (Gérard Depardieu) to take responsibility for the death of a German soldier.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Call it a dark farce, human comedy or wartime satire. But however you slice it, the ill-conceived morality tale "A Farewell to Fools" is a bust.

Apr 3, 2014

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Brent Simon

Shockya.com

An extremely low-boil wartime farce, content to wring quiet smiles and silent laughs, that more or less works as a sort of lightly affected, darkly comedic parable.

Rated: C+

Apr 8, 2014

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Roger Moore

Tribune News Service

Despite the presence of Depardieu and Keitel, not nearly foolish enough.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 6, 2014

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Michael Nordine

L.A. Weekly

That loneliest of creatures: the comedy that inspires almost no laughs.

Apr 4, 2014

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Shannon M. Houston

Paste Magazine

Dreyer's work is still an enjoyable story that ultimately triumphs as sweet little comedy that doesn't make any attempts to shake up the world of historical cinema.

Rated: 6.7/10

Mar 27, 2014

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Not a hint to be a comedy. Boring as hell!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

The great Depardieu in a simple parable. (Also known as A Hero's Choice). It may not be earth-shattering but it is affecting, and Depardieu is touching as the village idiot. I re-assessed it after learning of the cast's dissatisfaction with the changes made afterwards, especially the ending. I agree I was expecting a different ending and the original ending was necessary to make the parable complete.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

I couldn't understand the movie begin to end because each scenes seemed to be patchy. For instance, nothing happened after the boy hid German's motorcycle. Who killed the German? Why he tried to suicide after stop the war? ... I have many question, but they don't seem to solve even if I watch the movie again. On the whole, there weren't any surprised in the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Bogdan Dreyer

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Gérard Depardieu

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Laura Morante

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Synopsis

During World War II, Romanian villagers try to force a madman (Gérard Depardieu) to take responsibility for the death of a German soldier.

Director: Bogdan Dreyer
Screenwriter: Anusavan Salamanian
Distributor: Monterey Media
Rating: PG-13 (A Violent Image|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy, History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2014
Runtime: 1h 30m

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