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Paradise: Hope

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A chubby, virginal teen (Melanie Lenz) at a weight-loss camp develops a crush on her doctor (Joseph Lorenz) and becomes determined to seduce him.
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After testing viewers' endurance with a pair of discomfitingly bleak films, Seidl concludes his Paradise trilogy on a surprisingly sensitive note.

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Farran Smith Nehme New York Post This is, by some distance, the best movie of the three, and it showcases the impeccable symmetry of [Seidl's] compositions, while retaining his compulsion to wag a finger in your face. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 20, 2013 Full Review Sam Adams The Dissolve Paradise: Hope quickly rights itself and becomes lighter, looser, and more sympathetically observed than anything Seidl has done previously, ending a grim trilogy on a brighter note than expected. Rated: 4/5 Dec 18, 2013 Full Review Michael Atkinson Village Voice If this trilogy capper doesn't leave the contusions the other films have, it remains a necessary salve, particularly if you dare to binge-watch. Dec 17, 2013 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com As thrillingly good equal to its sister films, Seidl tantalizes here by subverting our expectations based on his previous work, giving us a modestly sweet afterglow after we've gnawed our way through the sour and sublime. Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Daniel Green CineVue Far weaker than the two previous chapters, Hope gropes hopelessly for provocation, but instead finds only tedious, highfalutin banality. Rated: 2/5 Feb 27, 2019 Full Review Michael Atkinson In These Times As a scalding film experience about modern womanhood and its discontents, it has no peer this year. Apr 12, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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richard i Though the style of filming is an acquired taste (that I do not necessarily have), there is no doubting the skill of the film-maker and the sincerity of his desire to show the darkest side of love and passion. Easily the most successful of the trilogy, for me, it shows a very different side of the potentially disastrous adult-child sexual attraction trope, one that I would suggest has never been seen before and may never be seen again, which makes it worth investigating for that alone. Ultimately what is astonishing about the film is how it engages you on the side of the potential child molester and leaves you at the end feeling a little sorry for him. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member You can give this a go if you want to explore the problems among adolescents in Austria. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Seidl's movie is very interesting, not to mention the amazing shots and angles. He has that in every single one of the trilogy movie. He makes you see everything in a more poetic way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit too improvising. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The last of the Paradise trilogy and all three were amazing. The filming, narrative and editing is so real you marvel at Ulrich Seidl's insight into people. For me the meaning of the trilogy is about the problems and suffering brought about by being human and the more human or feeling and caring you are the greater the suffering. But they persist on. They abide. We all abide. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member the 3rd final movie in the trilogy of paradise concludes with hope....man i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie.....i think that Verena Lehbauer, Vivian Bartisch, Michael Thomas, Joseph Lorenz, Melanie Lenz, play good roles/parts throughout this movie.....i think that the director of this drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....man this is such a really really sad movie 2 watch, but it is such a funny movie 2 watch in some scenes....its got a good cast throughout this movie.....i think that this is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch, its got a great cast throughout this movie....man this is such a bittersweet movie 2 watch, its got a great cast throughout this movie..... the whole cast is::: Melanie Lenz as Melanie Verena Lehbauer as Verena Joseph Lorenz as Artz Viviane Bartsch as Ernährungsberaterin its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie.....man i think that this is the best movie out of the 3, (love, faith, hope), but they are all good in there own ways...... The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. i think that this is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch, it is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch, its got a good cast throughout this movie....man this is such a powerful drama movie 2 watch, it is so really well directed, there are some really funny scenes throughout this movie, but this is such a powerful drama movie 2 watch, it is such a sad movie 2 watch but it is such a brilliant drama movie 2 watch its got a good cast throughout this movie, man this is such a good movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie...... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A chubby, virginal teen (Melanie Lenz) at a weight-loss camp develops a crush on her doctor (Joseph Lorenz) and becomes determined to seduce him.
Director
Ulrich Seidl
Producer
Ulrich Seidl, Philippe Bober, Christine Ruppert
Screenwriter
Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Production Co
Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 15, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9K
Runtime
1h 31m
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