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Margaret May 30 Gorgeous movie full of symbolism and striking imagery. The cast/acting is exceptional as is the writing and music. The one tiny beef I have is the sound editing and how the plant sound effects (showing their sped up growth) was too much - same sounds but quieter would have been more effective imo. But that's nitpicking, and no reason to skip this film. It's about life and what it means to be alive, and it's brilliant. See it! See more Melissa May 17 A movie with a grand theory about what unites us to the world around us. I dont think it really delivers on that theory and they kind of just stay theoretical. See more Kathleen O Jun 2 Three stories with one thing in common: a 200 year old gingko tree on the campus of a German university. Superficial treatment of a fascinating and emerging field of study. Beautiful to look at, but could have used a tougher editor. See more Michael S. @Mikhail13 Jun 2 4.5 stars Especially appreciated the featured plants in the closing credits and Blixa Bargeld delivering the final song before the end credits See more mohammad rezaa N @RT85889734 May 31 I’ve warned myself a hundred times not to watch European films anymore (except British and Danish ones), and yet I made the same mistake again. This is a two-and-a-half-hour German movie about a tree that three generations have emotional memories with, while a Chinese university professor tries to prove that the tree has feelings and can communicate with humans — apparently without anyone smoking glass beforehand. The film shows people climbing the tree for years, throwing up on it, having sex next to it, and so on. The professor even strips completely naked at one point because he believes the tree is female. European cinema is completely lost — especially French cinema, which has become obsessed with woke ideology, anti-cinema nonsense, and what they proudly call "breaking structures." I watched this on fast-forward and kept skipping scenes. Managed to reduce the suffering to about one hour. See more Roy J May 27 Was not expecting this movie to be entirely about studying plants. Yet, I found this 2.5hr movie so compelling. It takes and incredible director, editor, and composer to hold my attention for such a unique film. One of the best of the year! See more Read all reviews

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