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The Wall

Die Wand

2012

Julian Pölsler

Martina Gedeck, Karlheinz Hackl, Ulrike Beimpold, Wolfgang Maria Bauer ...

6.0

147

Drama A woman joins a couple that runs a refuge at the top of a mountain. At night, they head over to a pub located in a nearby valley. The following morning, when she realizes they haven’t returned, the woman goes out to look for them. This is when she discovers that there is an invisible wall separating her from the rest of the world. With just a dog, a cat and a cow as her only company, she will start to write a diary to leave a record of ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Neil Genzlinger The New York Times	"The photography is often lovely, and Ms. Gedeck convincingly portrays a woman who (...) seems to be gradually losing her individuality and blending into the landscape"	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij Variety	"Though complementary, the pic’s images and voiceover never quite fuse into a single whole"	NEU
United States	Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"There's plenty of time for the viewer to muse on what 'The Wall' might or might not symbolize -- when events finally take an abruptly surprising and violent turn, the tonal shift is unsatisfyingly awkward"	NEU
United States	Eric Hynes Time Out	"Though its blanketed voiceover narration can be too on-the-nose—it’s a metaphor, we get it—the film packs a psychic punch, thanks to Gedeck’s spectrally wearied face (...) Rating:★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"'The Wall' is a remarkably involving film, especially given its brave, self-imposed limitations"	POS

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