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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 Sounds intriguing? It certainly is, but the trouble is that Jones's abilities don't quite match his ambitions. Rated: 2/5 Mar 17, 2017 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 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. Rated: 2/5 Mar 15, 2017 Full Review Luke Buckmaster Guardian The film evolves into a lean, enjoyable, thoughtful work, always with time - so to speak - to throw up an interesting idea or two. Rated: 3/5 Jul 29, 2016 Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age Cris Jones' debut feature is that rare thing: a mock documentary that reaches a genuine emotional depth. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 20, 2017 Full Review Sarah Ward Concrete Playground Intriguing on paper, underwhelming in execution. Mar 20, 2017 Full Review Conor Bateman 4:3 The film, in keeping with Bloom's own condition, is instantly forgettable. Rated: Not Recommended Mar 19, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Slobodan D The whole premise is based on ignorance of science.We are in expanding universe with arrow of time of past to future and increasing entropy .If Otto existed he should be in another universe with decreasing entropy.The only points where universes can meet are just before start of expansion and end of contraction of these .Actually this is simmilar to breath of Brahma Vishnu in Hindi religion and Vedas .Contraction and expansion on same balloon is good analogy.If Otto existed he will be surrounded by other Otto's. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Πολύ ιδιαίτερη, το λέει το μάθημα! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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