Disobedience (2018)
A woman learns about the death of her Orthodox Jewish father, a rabbi. She returns home and has romantic feelings rekindled for her best childhood friend, who is now married to her cousin.
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Too much of everything
How sad is this?
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
I loved this film, it was a simple love story. I don't know why some viewers say it was slow, I disagree, I don't think there was a scene that should have been left. The sex scenes were very well shot, you can relate and feel the different way the main character experienced both. The light and the darkness at key moments are also telling us something about the way they feel. I think you will not be disappointed with this movie if you, like me, love simple story telling. I totally disagree with people saying opinions about the writing and technical stuff... most of them are trying to pretend they know something... but what matters here and what always should matter, is the story and the way is told, and that my friends, is the great thing about this movie.
"Disobedience" directed by Sebastian Lelio does ok for its beginning, but becomes muted and flat through its full runtime. For one, Jewish orthodoxy as a setting backdrop is fairly uninteresting. My wife got up and gave up after about 15 min in. There are some interesting moments especially when the 3 leads are together amid a bit of tension. Writers Lelio and company choose to go towards plausibility and rationalism instead of pomp and emotions, and it takes away from the effect. There are 2 main plot threads that are explored but neither really impart catharsis. Weiz as often in films before leads the performance. Was hoping for more substance and panache. 5.5/10 - mixed
Usually this type of movies goes really wrong. But "Disobedience" has overcame this difficult subject with the absolute stimulation and yet sensitive/rational directing choice of keeping it real. They managed to keep it "down to earth" so to speak. And the devotion of the two amazing actresses, Rachel Weisz and Rachel Mcadams absolutely lead this movie to success. Every scene was totally real, lively and believable. (And very very hooot!) Beautiful music, a little humor here and there. Well made, BRAVO!
I didn't had the chance to watch the academy award winning 'A Fantastic Woman', directed also by Lelio, and given that, when I saw this film was going to came out at theaters, I didn't wanted to miss the opportunity to see it at the cinema.And now that I did it, I must say that this is a quite good movie. The acting is really powerful, and the dialogues are deep and sometimes a bit funny. And the film also reflects very well the jewish society, their customs, traditions, and how something so pure like true love can be condemned by all of them.Altough I honestly expected it to be more devastating that what it is, it's worth watching and is interesting to see both actresses in a completely different facet.Thanks!