NARZISS UND GOLDMUND (NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND)
Recommended. This period drama questing who and what is essential in life is based on the novel of the same title by Herman Hesse and scripted and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky of Oscar-winning "Die Fälscher" ("The Counterfeiters") fame. Costumes of the rich and of the poor, make-up showing the marks of the Black Death, locations in South Tirol - all depict the Middle Ages meticulously. The movie shows the extreme brutality of the time and covers all areas of everyday life from eating and drinking, travel, work and social relations. The two male leads get brilliant support from a group of actors, who no matter how small the role, put in memorable performances. Multi-layered characters, especially of the two boys/men and a typically medieval story provide for engaging action as well as offer quietly profound moments. Visually, at times it delights you, at other scares you with times past, but in the core it's timeless.
Seen online, on mojeekino.pl - the volume was excellent but Polish subtitles too small and white on all background colours, impossible to read from a distance.
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