The Eight Mountains

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R Victor B All the beauty and all the ultimate angst, so wonderfully and movingly rendered. It is a totally unpredictable tale--as is the story of most lives. Although I am not the first to say it, could the principal setting be any more splendid? Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review Bridget W Wonderful story about the journey of 2 best friends. Beautifully directed, showing true love between 2 men without crossing the line. Nice to see a wholesome movie without any sexuality. Gorgeous cinematography. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Kembell An extraordinary thought-provoking fim. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/11/23 Full Review Ben K Gorgeous, thoughtful look at friendship and family. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/23 Full Review helder f Eight mountains. A movie with great sensitivity about the friendship between two children that later evolves into a friendship between men. Life is complicated, and everyone has their own struggles and hangups. These men surely have theirs. The tension between them could easily turn into an overt romantic relationship, but we are left with hints and possibilities. Something to unfold at a different time or in a different life. The anticipation of something developing makes the movie feel excessively long, and it certainly is a very long movie. The story transcends a failed romance. Ultimately, it’s a tale of losses—some inevitable, others that we’ll forever hold as missed opportunities. However, we can’t return to certain mountains. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Audience Member My mother put this on randomly a while ago, I had never heard of it before. I was shocked, how good a mountain movie could be. Ever had a friend who actually shouldn’t be your friend because they share different values entirely? I think this movie captures a kind of relationship like this perfectly. Of course there is the conflict of different approaches to life that is central to the movie but the true highlight for me is the realistic and relatable relationship. The complex feelings these two hold for each other and for the people around them really make the movie. This doesn’t take away from the conflict though, the resolution to which is amazing as well. Because of course Bruno dies, but he dies happily and gratified. The movie depicts no approach as right and none as wrong. Pietro is happy wandering the mountains and Bruno is happy, literally dying on that mountain. The aesthetic of the actual mountains is gorgeous. Some movies go for the imposing monuments of nature aesthetic for mountains and they do that when Pietro and Bruno are children. But it’s beautiful to see how the mountains change from these feared monsters to a realm of freedom for Pietro, because the way the mountains are shot goes along with it. I can’t comment too much on the acting because I watched this movie with German voice actors. But the physical performance is incredible especially from Luca Marinelli, Pietro’s adult actor. Hope to see more from him. Overall I love this movie. Absolute sleeper hit. My mother put this on randomly a while ago, I had never heard of it before. It’s great drama with realistic and complex characters and great philosophy behind it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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