Ulzhan

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12/05/2012 I usually don't like this kind of movies but this one was an exception, Bleak & Stunning without annoying cliches & preachings that are common is this kind of movies, Another great movie from the director of The Tin Drum See more 03/21/2010 Beautifully shot in the amazing Kazakhstan landscapes but it is hard to have compassion for the main characters. Schlondorff certainly did better flicks. See more 01/29/2010 Ulzhan is damn weird. I loved it at the VCU French Film Festival in 2008, and I've been trying to see it again since. You find yourself wondering what it is--film noir? Magical realism? Spy story? Pilgrimage? Man versus nature? It starts with a man in Kazakhstan clearly having problems with his identity as he sheds passports and belongings and heads across the steppes on foot. On the way to a storied mountain using what he claims is a treasure map, he is joined by nomadic spirits who want to know what he's really after. It's hard to compare this to another movie, but it's got a few gists in common with the quirky existentialism of I Heart Huckabees. See more 08/31/2009 Luved the film... Torreton was very convincing, Ayanat Ksenbai is very beautiful and played well as-well for her 4th film...in french! See more 03/14/2009 A stunning road movie about humanity. The story is pretty slender but it's full of ideas and works at a number of levels, from damaged humans to the damaged environment. See more 11/09/2008 Un road movie bouleversant, mais qu'il faut "meriter" : au debut du film, le personnage principal ne parle jamais, on ne sait rien de lui ni de ses motivations, ni le pourquoi de ses actes apparemment absurdes. Au fur et a mesure des ses rencontres (improbables) dans la steppe kazakhe, on commence a percevoir ses motivations mais, jusqu'au tout dernier photogramme, le doute subsiste. See more Read all reviews

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