Amphibian Man

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Audience Member An unusually high spirited Russian Film that is a unique blend of a Romantic Fairytale & Science Fiction. The story of an amphibian creature that is the obsession of local fisherman who is equally obsessed with the village beauty. As this unique story progresses we find the creature is quite human. A fascinating & unusual film that stays with you... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member some memories from the childhood Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Film vu dans le cadre du festival Fantasia. Ils auront ri, ces crétins. Ces corps vides d'âmes et ces coeurs dénués d'amour. Et le pire - honte à moi -, c'est que leurs rires, contagion oblige, m'auront obligés à forcer la note un peu. Non, mais, comment peut-on rire devant une merveille comme Amphibian man, si en avance sur son temps? Bon, bien sûr, on ne parle pas de Tarkovsky, bien que l'ambiance s'y rapproche subsidiairement, puisque le thème principal y est traité assez doucement. L'histoire comporte également son lot de lacunes mais elle aurait facilement le mérite de plaire à la grande population, bien que les effets spéciaux ne soient pas vraiment au rendez-vous. Les performances des acteurs sont touchantes, et bien qu'on nous parlait là-bas de propagande communiste, je n'y vois rien de cela. J'y vois le récit d'un homme qui illustre à lui-seul la solitude de l'humanité, le récit d'un coeur qui doit s'empêcher d'aimer pour espérer survivre. On parlera de clichés, mais je n'y crois pas, parce que la fin se veut anti-cliché, anti-héros et anti-bonheur. Ah oui, et le tout est saupoudré d'une musique digne de Bach. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Opens and closes interestingly enough, but is a little sluggish in the middle. Notable for its underwater footage and some pretty good performances. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This film is absolutely beautiful. What they had to go through for the underwater scenes was just amazing - if you can get your hands on the documentaries they did on the filming, I totally recommend them. I've never seen another movie like it, and it's my favorite love story. I just wish more people would see it, it's up there with City of Lost Children as my favorite fairy tale movie. For goodness' sake, don't watch the trailer, though - every plot point is in it! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review bill t Rather unique movie about a boy who is dying of a heart condition and gets his heart replaced with shark gills! He can, now of course, breathe underwater, and is quite happy there, until of course, a GIRL gets in the way.. and then he spends a lot more time above water! The girl has a jealous suitor though, and wants no more than to get rid of this Russian Man From Atlantis. While it's certainly unique and photographed crisply, this sure does drag in places, and yes, even has musical numbers to kill the time, but you should still this for this novel excercise in Russian Science Fiction. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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