The Lighthouse

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Raphael G @raphagimenes 02/21/2021 The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous, masterful. Worth watching it. The movie itself is so-so. I found that it struggled to find the correct tone. It was quite uneven in that aspect. See more 04/30/2013 Uma volta ao lar. A heroína é uma jovem que retorna para sua casa, depois de quatro anos. Lá, ela não encontra nem velhos discos nem fotos de família e sim uma verdadeira tragédia. A vida na sua cidade caucasiana ficou perigosa. Ela quer partir imediatamente e levar seus avôs consigo. Mas sua avó não quer partir e largar sua casa, seu trabalho em uma escola de música e seus pupilos. A heroína não consegue ir embora sozinha - não há mais trens para partir. See more 04/14/2012 Well, that was bleak⦠but this is an Armenian film, so what did I expect! Set in the mist covered village high in the mountains of a war-torn Armenia, it's a semi-autobiographical film from Yerevan born director Maria Saakyan that is both powerful and poetic. See more Andy B 07/08/2011 Displays a bold visual sense, but suffers from the opacity we see in so much Soviet and post-Soviet cinema: a lot of activity without anchoring sense, a tendency to regard its characters as figures in a landscape that's intended to speak for itself, a thick mist further obscuring proceedings... Certainly it flows, and its chaos - its insistent scrambling of past and present, documentary and fiction, pristine and grainy filmstocks - may be exactly that of life during wartime; its textures stay with you, but I'd be darned if I didn't watch it sporting just about the most quizzical of facial expressions. Its final image is of (staged? actual?) all-male formation dancing. Truly, your guess in this instance is as good as mine. See more 05/21/2011 Maria Saakyan's autobiographical debut is a visual gem, echoing the works of past Russian masters like Tarkovsky and Paradjanov, and these days, something possibly so cold and disheartening can be a soothing feeling. The film takes place during the Caucus wars, with many Armenians having to leave their homes as war breaks out. Although with such a serious subject, the film is not a plot structured device, but more of the flow of people in exodus intertwined with the flow of amazing visuals. It really has to be experienced more than just be seen. See more Read all reviews

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