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Bavaria boards Israel's "Beaufort" before Berlinale competition
Bavaria Film International, the Munich-based world sales company, has added the third film from Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar ("Campfire", "Time of Favor"), as a flag-ship film to its Berlinale slate ...
Bavaria Film International, the Munich-based world sales company, has added the third film from Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar ("Campfire", "Time of Favor"), as a flag-ship film to its Berlinale slate ...
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"´Beaufort´ stays very close to the characters; it observes and doesn´t make judgments. In spite of this, the audience can sense the soldiers´ entire bitterness and fear. And director Joseph Cedar doesn´t make the mistake of showing the characters´ civilian lives in flashbacks. He´s a delicate genre storyteller who cleverly adjusts the scale to balance the tension and the peaceful sequences. He succeeds, however, in presenting an impressive essay on the senselessness and absurdity of war."
Holger Kreitling, Die Welt
"´Beaufort´ could be seen as a new version of ´All Quiet On The Western Front.´"
"Its emotional impact will overcome most criticisms and appeal to the unbiased at home and abroad, especially among more thoughtful audiences."
"The script successfully conveys the cumulative drudgery, fear, purposelessness and impotence of the daily routines of the soldiers."
Dan Fainaru, Screen International
"´Beaufort´ is a meticulously staged and moving antiwar film, which succeeds completely in maintaining the balance between the quiet sequences and the battle scenes, and thus portrays a very realistic and sobering view of the first Lebanon campaign."
Joachim Kurz, Kino-Zeit.de
"´Beaufort´ is an oppressive antiwar film. Director Joseph Cedar succeeds in depicting the absurdity of the war without touching directly on the Hezbollah´s fight against the Israelis. An insider tip for the Berlinale."
Dirk Ashauer, 3sat.de
"With a calm but also incisive look at the location, and completely interested in its characters, Joseph Cedar appears to want to tell us that war is out of place here - it´s out of place in this landscape and in the lives of these young people."
Désirée Verheyen, unauf.de
"´Beaufort´ develops its penetrating, gripping effect with calm precision. It shouldn´t be understood as a political commentary on the situation in the Middle East or as a description of war´s universal reality. As a detailed portrayal of a single aspect, the film is impressive."
Patrick Heidmann, suedkurier.de
"What makes this film worth seeing? The personal, unheroic-like perspective of war. A heavy cloud of senselessness hovers over everything. And in a breathtakingly impressive landscape on top of it."
Daniel Erk, jetzt.de
"Helmer Cedar demonstrates a cool hand, confidently building suspense and tension between the attacks that still come as shocks when they arrive. (Sound design by Alex Claude is excellent.) ... Understated, mostly minimalist score by Ishai Adar, swelling to orchestral fullness at the climax, is outstanding."
Leslie Felperin, Variety
"One can sense the tension in the Israeli occupation forces every single second."
Andreas Platthaus, faz.net
"You have to give Joseph Cedar respect for telling his story in a very honest way, and without overly heroic protagonists. It doesn´t have to do with defeating the enemy, it has to do with saving your own life. A very well-done film."
P. Wellinski, filmszene.de
"´Beaufort´ is not a heroic epic, but rather a precise and not at all kitschy lament. It´s about an apparently insolvable conflict, which makes such senseless undertakings possible, and perhaps even necessary. It´s about fathers who cannot appreciate their sons. It´s about a country that sacrifices its children."
Elmar Krekeler, Berliner Morgenpost
“It´s an Israeli version of ‚Das Boot”’
David Hudson, Greencine.com
"´Beaufort´ is not one of those ´educational´ anti-war films - it´s a gripping movie with a human message."
Blickpunkt Film
"For 120 minutes you fear for the young men´s lives. Joseph Cedar´s film is startling, and it transports the audience to an unbearable state of tension. ´Beaufort´ is the perfect anti-war film."
Berliner Zeitung
"Joseph Cedar uses long, somber sequences in the concrete catacombs of the fortress Beaufort to make the audience feel the murderous monotony of war."
Gunnar Decker, Neues Deutschland
Holger Kreitling, Die Welt
"´Beaufort´ could be seen as a new version of ´All Quiet On The Western Front.´"
"Its emotional impact will overcome most criticisms and appeal to the unbiased at home and abroad, especially among more thoughtful audiences."
"The script successfully conveys the cumulative drudgery, fear, purposelessness and impotence of the daily routines of the soldiers."
Dan Fainaru, Screen International
"´Beaufort´ is a meticulously staged and moving antiwar film, which succeeds completely in maintaining the balance between the quiet sequences and the battle scenes, and thus portrays a very realistic and sobering view of the first Lebanon campaign."
Joachim Kurz, Kino-Zeit.de
"´Beaufort´ is an oppressive antiwar film. Director Joseph Cedar succeeds in depicting the absurdity of the war without touching directly on the Hezbollah´s fight against the Israelis. An insider tip for the Berlinale."
Dirk Ashauer, 3sat.de
"With a calm but also incisive look at the location, and completely interested in its characters, Joseph Cedar appears to want to tell us that war is out of place here - it´s out of place in this landscape and in the lives of these young people."
Désirée Verheyen, unauf.de
"´Beaufort´ develops its penetrating, gripping effect with calm precision. It shouldn´t be understood as a political commentary on the situation in the Middle East or as a description of war´s universal reality. As a detailed portrayal of a single aspect, the film is impressive."
Patrick Heidmann, suedkurier.de
"What makes this film worth seeing? The personal, unheroic-like perspective of war. A heavy cloud of senselessness hovers over everything. And in a breathtakingly impressive landscape on top of it."
Daniel Erk, jetzt.de
"Helmer Cedar demonstrates a cool hand, confidently building suspense and tension between the attacks that still come as shocks when they arrive. (Sound design by Alex Claude is excellent.) ... Understated, mostly minimalist score by Ishai Adar, swelling to orchestral fullness at the climax, is outstanding."
Leslie Felperin, Variety
"One can sense the tension in the Israeli occupation forces every single second."
Andreas Platthaus, faz.net
"You have to give Joseph Cedar respect for telling his story in a very honest way, and without overly heroic protagonists. It doesn´t have to do with defeating the enemy, it has to do with saving your own life. A very well-done film."
P. Wellinski, filmszene.de
"´Beaufort´ is not a heroic epic, but rather a precise and not at all kitschy lament. It´s about an apparently insolvable conflict, which makes such senseless undertakings possible, and perhaps even necessary. It´s about fathers who cannot appreciate their sons. It´s about a country that sacrifices its children."
Elmar Krekeler, Berliner Morgenpost
“It´s an Israeli version of ‚Das Boot”’
David Hudson, Greencine.com
"´Beaufort´ is not one of those ´educational´ anti-war films - it´s a gripping movie with a human message."
Blickpunkt Film
"For 120 minutes you fear for the young men´s lives. Joseph Cedar´s film is startling, and it transports the audience to an unbearable state of tension. ´Beaufort´ is the perfect anti-war film."
Berliner Zeitung
"Joseph Cedar uses long, somber sequences in the concrete catacombs of the fortress Beaufort to make the audience feel the murderous monotony of war."
Gunnar Decker, Neues Deutschland
Press
Mar 29th 2007 Leaving Lebanon Behind - NEWSWEEK on BEAUFORT
Mar 29th 2007 War drama wows Israel - VARIETY on BEAUFORT
Jul 25th 2010