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The Death and Life of Otto Bloom

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The Death and Life of Otto Bloom chronicles the life and great love of an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse -- wandering blindly into the past, while remembering the future. The film charts Bloom's rise from scientific oddity to international superstar as he searches for love and meaning in this strange, backwards world. Over the years, he has a string of romances while challenging our preconceived notions about life, death and the nature of time. When the world proves to be not yet ready for Bloom's radical ideas, his fall from grace is as swift as it is tragic. But for Bloom, the end is only the beginning?

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David Stratton The Australian 03/17/2017
2/5
Sounds intriguing? It certainly is, but the trouble is that Jones's abilities don't quite match his ambitions. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 03/15/2017
2/5
The best to be said for this tiresome exercise in magic realism is that it feels like a film the writer-director Cris Jones, an Australian making his first feature, may have needed to get out of his system. Go to Full Review Luke Buckmaster Guardian 07/29/2016
3/5
The film evolves into a lean, enjoyable, thoughtful work, always with time - so to speak - to throw up an interesting idea or two. Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 03/20/2017
3.5/5
Cris Jones' debut feature is that rare thing: a mock documentary that reaches a genuine emotional depth. Go to Full Review Conor Bateman 4:3 03/19/2017
Not Recommended
The film, in keeping with Bloom's own condition, is instantly forgettable. Go to Full Review Jim Schembri 3AW 03/18/2017
2.5/5
As far as arthouse fare goes, it's a well-made, theme-rich venture that deploys a variety of inventive techniques, though the debt the film owes to Woody Allen's seminal 1983 work Zelig is worn a little too clearly on its sleeve. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/06/2020 Πολύ ιδιαίτερη, το λέει το μάθημα! See more 08/16/2018 Overall, the film The Death and Life of Otto Bloom has a story that would have been challenging to put on the screen. While the film is well acted with clever camera work, the overall story moves at a slow pace. Some scenes I wish we saw in the film are completely skipped over and instead we just get someone staring at the camera explaining a scene instead of us seeing it. I feel this film could have been more enjoyable if it wasn't made like a documentary, and would have been more of a journey we as the audience got to be a part of. - Finesse Movie Reviews See more Read all reviews
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Cris Jones

Director

Xavier Samuel

Otto Bloom

Matilda Brown

Young Ada Fitzgerald

Rachel Ward

Dr. Ada Fitzgerald

Terry Camilleri

Bob Simkin

Suzy Cato-Gashler

Nell Allen

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Synopsis The Death and Life of Otto Bloom chronicles the life and great love of an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse -- wandering blindly into the past, while remembering the future. The film charts Bloom's rise from scientific oddity to international superstar as he searches for love and meaning in this strange, backwards world. Over the years, he has a string of romances while challenging our preconceived notions about life, death and the nature of time. When the world proves to be not yet ready for Bloom's radical ideas, his fall from grace is as swift as it is tragic. But for Bloom, the end is only the beginning?
Director
Cris Jones
Producer
Melanie Coombs, Alicia Brown, Mish Armstrong
Screenwriter
Cris Jones
Genre
Drama