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Never Look Away

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When two German art students fall in love, the girl's father, who has a devastating secret, vows to end their relationship.
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Never Look Away fills its protracted running time with the absorbing story of an incredible life -- and its impact on the singular artist who lived it.

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Matthew Thrift Little White Lies 07/09/2019
1/5
"Never look away," we're told for the umpteenth time. But with von Donnersmarck serving as a dubious Virgil through the circles of 20th century history, you're better off just looking elsewhere. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 07/08/2019
2/5
Another misstep, this time considerably less forgivable. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 07/05/2019
2/5
Never Look Away is not without ambition and reach, and there is a real storytelling impulse. But the central performance of Schilling looks shruggingly uncertain. Go to Full Review
Juan José Beteta Cinencuentro 07/17/2023
A film that has an effective story that unravels in different formal and narrative layers. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Tom O'Brien Next Best Picture 06/14/2022
7/10
Watching "Never Look Away" is like settling in with a lengthy novel that, despite meandering now and then, turns out to be a very satisfying read. Or in this case, a very satisfying film. Go to Full Review
Lonita Cook KCTV5 News at 9 10/01/2021
You feel compelled to stay with [the character] for the whole three hours. Go to Full Review
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Madam D Aug 3 Despite being quite long and the main villian not being punished this is a terrific film. The artistic characters are based on actual people. It's dramatic tension rarely stops throughout the movie. See more Alec B May 17 There's so much here to like. The direct comparison between the"degenerate art" exhibition to the totalitarian enforcement of "socialist realism", the ways that certain people will always succeed no matter what horrible government is in charge, the utter nonsense and yet total freedom of modern art, and the ways that artists develop their style and persona. See more Cosette M 11/28/2024 Oh it's so good guys, I highly recommend. See more Farouk B 11/21/2024 i can't tell you how beautiful is this movie. See more Rosie A 04/21/2024 I really loved this film. You go on a journey with the artist. And the sequence in which he finally finds his voice, and paints the paintings which unlock his past and his future, is just so moving and compelling. I was very moved by the actors. And a great score by Max Richter. Even if it does play fast and loose with Gerhard Richter's biography, it is still a very powerful portrait of an artist's journey to creation. See more Rosana B 07/30/2023 Mais uma linda biografia... Baseado na biografia de Gerard Richter, passa por sua infância durante a guerra, a perda de sua tia, Elisabeth, uma jovem que lhe inspirou com a imaginação e o amor pela vida e liberdade, sua paixão uma outra Elizabeth, lindo, romântico e apaixonante... See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When two German art students fall in love, the girl's father, who has a devastating secret, vows to end their relationship.
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Producer
Jan Mojto, Quirin Berg, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenwriter
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Pergamon Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Beta Cinema, ARD Degeto Film
Rating
R (Graphic Nudity|Brief Violent Images|Sexuality)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2018, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2019
Release Date (Streaming)
May 14, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
3h 9m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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